Summertime heat has returned and we are going to feel every bit of it today. The high temp will hit close to 95°, with heat index values pushing into the upper 90°s.
Any rain showers or storms popping up over us will be caused by daytime heating and the breaking of the cap. Where they’ll form is anyone’s guess. The HRRR (below) takes its shot at a prediction.
I found my contact. It fell on the floor. I washed it then located my glasses.
That mid-afternoon thunderstorm did this:
Lighting strike in Wedgewood Houston pic.twitter.com/I6ZRoLoXPC
— Kyle Yates (@kyledyates) August 5, 2018
If you were mostly east of I-65, you got some OK rain overnight. Cocorahs observations:
Today we’re stuck on the line between wet and dry.
Rain is happening to our east, divided by a surface front over Middle Tennessee. Sinking air (shown by yellow arrows below) has set up west, behind the front, harshing our rain vibe.
Skies will be cloudy for much of the day. Good news: clouds will keep our high temp from soaring. High temps in the mid 80°s and dewpoints in the upper 60°s.
GOES-16 Low-Level Water Vapor Imagery shows low pressure slowly swirling over the Midwest (near St. Louis). It’s pulling moisture straight up into Tennessee, keeping our storm chances high.
