Isolated showers and thunderstorms will taper off through the rest of this evening leaving East Texas with mostly cloudy skies overnight. Temperatures by Friday morning will be in the low to middle 70s. There is a low chance for a stray shower or storm tomorrow, but most of us will stay dry. Temperatures Friday afternoon will be in the low to middle 90s. A significant warming trend will take place this weekend into next week as temperatures could be near or cross the 100-degree threshold by Tuesday. The forecast calls for dry conditions through this same time period. A weak front will move through the area midweek and will help usher in some changes. Highs will be a few degrees cooler, but still in the upper 90s through the end of next week. Low-end chances for rain will return to the forecast as well. While no notable impacts are currently expected for East Texas, the National Hurricane Center continues monitoring two areas in the Atlantic for potential tropical development. As this time, both areas have a low chance of formation.
Today in history... On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon. Also on July 16, 2005, Hurricane Emily peaked as a Category 5 in the Caribbean Sea. The storm was the first of four Category 5s in the Atlantic during the 2005 season, and stood the only Atlantic Category 5 during the month of July until 2024's Beryl. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, updates on continued severe weather across North America. Additionally, we have new outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center for August and this week's updated Drought Monitor. Lastly, the satellite imagery of the day (from the archive) showing puffy, cumulus clouds swirling around an area of high pressure along the U.S. Gulf Coast., courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
