Summer heat continues this week as highs will remain above normal through the end of the first full week of September. Low-end chances for rain are in the forecast each day through the weekend, with more rain chances also in the forecast next week. There are increasing signs that towards the end of next week we could see a significant cooldown in East Texas. Two of the long-range weather models we use in the First Alert Weather Center indicate highs could drop into the 80s around next weekend. Along with that drop in temperatures could come a rainier period of weather.
Today in weather history... On September 9, 1775, a devastating tropical cyclone slammed into Atlantic Canada. The hurricane sank many ships and destroyed several buildings. An estimated 4,000 people lost their lives, making this event the deadliest natural disaster in the history of Canada. Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
This week's weather word is "siffanto." A southwest wind of the Adriatic Sea; it is often violent. This definition comes from the American Meteorological Society's Glossary of Meteorology (2026).
Also on today's show, the latest national weather headlines, an update from NOAA on Summer 2026, what newly unearthed dinosaur eggs are teaching us, and how drought is impacting beer production in Colorado. Additionally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing twelve days of Lowell’s journey across the Central Pacific Ocean, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
