WOW! We've made it through the hottest weather in seven years and the highest temperatures ever recorded in the month of July in Austin weather history with a high of 110 yesterday at 3:56 p.m. The previous record? 109 from July 26, 1954. Thankfully, a very weak cold front is moving across the region right now with slight reprieve. Today's forecast calls for a high near 100 with a 20% chance of showers & storms.
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During the overnight hours, clouds filled the skies and we started to see some light sprinkles around 3 a.m., amounting to at least a trace of rain at the Airport. At that location, by the way, we also saw an all-time July high of 109 yesterday at 5:13 p.m., blasting away the previous record of 106 from July 2017, 1978, 1954, and 1951.
So far, the 2018 triple digit count is up to 21 days at Austin-Mabry and the Airport count is at 14.
Futurecast shows very isolated, spotty showers & storms firing up along today's cold front. While many of us will likely miss out on the rain, there could be a few brief yet very welcomed downpours. The chance will diminish to 10% after sunset then we're simply looking hot and dry for the remainder of the week.
Upper-level high pressure continues to dominate the Western US but it's gradually moving away from the I-35 corridor, which will allow the most oppressive heat to continue to our west. Temperatures will continue to run a bit warmer than the normal high of 97 through the weekend then computer models show another weak cold front trying to make it through the Lone Star State starting Monday. That'll bring our next decent rain chance as well as additional cooling for the final days of the month.
The long range forecast points to a wetter-than-normal start to August across much of the Deep South and parts of Texas. Check it out on 'Weather on the 1s' on TV or the live stream.
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Keep cool!
--Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons (@Burton_Spectrum)