AUSTIN, Texas — Thanks to one of the wettest winters and springs in Central Texas history, it hasn't felt like a typical summer season yet, but that's about to change.
And this comes after the most "mild" Independence Day holiday in at least four years when it comes to temperatures.
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Fortunately, Austin's official thermometers have held back from hitting triple digits, peaking at a top high temp of only 98 so far in 2019.
A shift in the weather pattern looks to be afoot, and forecast models show a large ridge of high pressure coming towards the Southwest U.S. by the middle to end of the second week of July.
Our latest forecast shows high temps topping out dangerously close to 100 as soon as Monday, rising even closer to the century mark by midweek. It's a sure sign the dog days of summer, or doldrums, are around the corner.
Webster defines doldrums as: "a spell of listlessness or despondency" and "a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump."
Yup, that pretty much sums up our weather for the next several weeks.
The hottest time of year? Historically for the Capital City, it's the first couple weeks of August.
During the 20th century, Austin averaged 12-13 triple digit days per year but, so far this century, we're now up to a whopping 38 per year.
Last year, we endured 52 triple digit days, the last of which fell on September 1st.
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Keep cool!
--Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons (@Burton_Spectrum)