Sunny to mostly sunny skies are forecast through the end of the week. High temperatures will be in the middle to upper 80s each day. Low-end chances for rain are in the forecast beginning this weekend. Through next week, the forecast calls for daily highs in the 80s, mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, and low chances for rain. Towards the end of next week, another cold front is expected and this could bring a drop in temperatures and higher chances for rain back to East Texas.
Today in weather history... October 5-6, 2020, in the span of just 28 hours, Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a 140 mph Category 4. Delta was both the third major hurricane and third Category 4 of the year in the Atlantic basin. Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, our weekly forecast accuracy report and stories covering wildfire fighting technology to fall foliage. Finally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing a zoomed-out view of the weather present across North America, featuring a large mid-latitude cyclone draping from Canada to the Gulf where tropical disturbance AL92 is organizing. All the while the skies above most of the U.S. are free of clouds., Florida, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
