KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

It appears that our short-lived break from the humidy will be just that…as southerly breezes from the Gulf of Mexico have returned.  Scattered daytime showers and storms will stay in the forecast through the rest of the week and the weekend with chances varying each and every day depending on the timing of upper atmospheric perturbations that will continue to ride in a northwest flow aloft.  It appears that we may see a few weak disturbances Tuesday but a stronger series of disturbances appear on the docket for Wednesday…so rain chances for Wednesday afternoon and evening are higher than that of Tuesday.  The upper trough over the Southeast U.S. responsible for our northwest flow aloft appears to continue through early next week but timing these disturbances are quite difficult.  So the bottom line is expect storms at some point during the next several days with some activity persisting past dark on a few nights.  Away from the storms it will be typical July weather with highs ranging mostly in the upper 80s to lower 90s over the next few days.  We could see slightly hotter conditions on Friday, perhaps Saturday, as drier more stable air briefly moves in.  The humidity unfortunately will modify and stay near typical July levels while overnight lows moderate back into the mid-70s.  Rob