After another hot and mostly sunny afternoon, changes are set to begin arriving for East Texas over the weekend. We'll have another hot day tomorrow, Saturday, with highs in the middle to upper 90s under partly cloudy skies. There is low (20%) chance for rain on Saturday. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase on Sunday ahead of a "backdoor" cold front expected on Monday. There is a high (70%) chance for showers and thunderstorms on Monday, and highs are expected to only be in the upper 80s and low 90s. Tuesday's forecast is mostly the same, though there will be a lower chance for rain as the upper-level disturbance responsible for the July weather relief moves west. As we discussed yesterday on the show, a "backdoor" cold front, and thus the parent pressure system, is one that moves into the area from the northeast rather than the typical northwest for East Texas. By the middle of next week, high pressure will rebuild overhead, bringing an end to the chances for rain as temperatures climb back into the upper 90s.
Today in weather history... On July 10, 1913, the temperature at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California reached 134°F. While some uncertainty exists about its validity, this measurement is recognized by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, we're getting an update on a non-weather-related story about whales, as well as details on wildfires overseas. Lastly, the satellite imagery of the day showing a time-lapse of wildfires in the western U.S., courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
