HEAT Streak Comes To An End Soon

We still have several more days of intense heat across the region, however, the tides will turn in our favor. With temperatures around 100° the past two days, and heat index levels (or feels like temperatures) around 105°, we are due for some much needed relief. Good news, we will get some relief by the end of the upcoming weekend.

Before we chat about the future, note the current situation.

Areas from west Texas to the Desert Southwest are baking with 100°+ readings, while cooler air lurks in the Northeast. The air temperatures are controlled by an upper level high in combination with the jet stream.

The jet stream is the true divide between the hot stuff and not so hot stuff. However, under the high pressure done lies the hottest air. In fact, as the high strengthens and shifts west over the weekend, areas in the southern California Desert (such as Death Valley) will have air temperatures approach 120°-125°. Its summertime and searing heat like that can happen in the desert, but WOW, that's baking.

Anyway, the high will shift westward with time, through the weekend and into next week, taking the really hot stuff away from the Brazos Valley.

 

When this shift happens, the jet stream will respond by orienting more in a north to south direction. Therefore, slightly cooler air will infiltrate the Brazos Valley, and additional moisture will return from the Gulf of Mexico. When you put this all together, the 100° weather will move out, more clouds will reduce the amount of searing sunshine, and the possibility of rain will come back as well.

 

Overall, expect it to be hot through Saturday. By Sunday, better changes begin to arrive :) 

 

 

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