July-like temperatures returned to the region over the weekend as the heat dome spread over Texas out of Mexico. Unfortunately, the heat dome isn’t going to be leaving anytime soon. Monday’s analysis showed the heat dome sandwiched between a large trough of low pressure along the West Coast and a broad trough of low pressure located over the southeastern U.S. This general pattern is predicted to remain in place all this week, then finally begin to breakdown this weekend going into early next week.
With the heat dome dominating the pattern this week weather conditions are forecast to stay sunny, dry, and quite hot through Friday. No rain is forecast—even an absence of scattered coastal showers.
- Daily high temperatures this afternoon through Friday are forecast to be near 98-100 degrees across the Austin and Central Texas area, and in the mid-90s across the Hill Country and the middle Texas coast.
Light southerly winds with speeds of 5-10 mph are forecast throughout the week.
Looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, forecasts are calling for the heat dome over Texas to finally begin to breakdown and weaken as the West Coast trough lifts northeast to the Plains states. With the heat dome weakening, weekend high temperatures are forecast to lower about 2-3 degrees, with most highs predicted to be in the low and mid-90s.
The outlook for next week calls for the heat dome to weaken further. At the same time, an area of moisture is predicted to begin spreading north from the Gulf. Forecasts show the potential development of a few scattered rain showers and thunderstorms across the region throughout the week. The rain will be spotty, and totals are expected to be less than a quarter inch.
High temperatures next week are forecast to be mostly in the low and mid-90s.
Tropical Weather Outlook
National Hurricane Center forecasters are closely monitoring a large area of heavy rain, thunderstorms and wind located just off the coast of the Carolinas. This system has been designated a Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight. However, the system is weakening and expected to move inland Tuesday into Wednesday.
Tropical Depression Gordon is located over the central tropical Atlantic, with top winds of 40 mph. Gordon is forecast to track to the north over the next 2-3 days, with little change in strength.
Elsewhere, there are no systems in place which pose a threat for the tropical cyclone development over the next 5-7 days.
A Stunning Supermoon and a Partial Lunar Eclipse Visible Tuesday Night
This week will feature a rare combination of a harvest moon, a supermoon, and a partial lunar eclipse—all at the same time.
September’s full moon will officially occur Tuesday night at 9:35 pm CDT. However the moon will appear full or roughly full starting Monday evening, continuing through Thursday morning.
This week’s full moon will be a supermoon—appearing about 5 percent bigger and 13 percent brighter than usual. This will be the second of four consecutive supermoons this fall.
There will also be a partial eclipse of the moon visible Tuesday evening that starts at 7:41 pm, reaching a peak at 9:44 pm, when 8 percent of the moon will be in Earth’s inner shadow. It will appear as if a little bite was taken out of the moon over about an hour. You won’t need any special viewing equipment to see the lunar eclipse.
Have a good week.
Bob
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