Texas Spring-2014

[Tireman4]

Travis Herzog is an OCM at the local Houston affliate, KTRK 13

[TheProfessor]

What are the chance that the invest in the Pacific moves into the GOM and becomes a storm there? Its drifting north right now, do the models keep it in that direction?

[weatherdude1108]

I hope so! Even after all of the rain last week, I am very thankful, but I miss the rain already.

[South Texas Storms]

Unfortunately it looks like the summer doldrums are here. No rain is expected across much of Texas throughout the next 7 days at least with high temperatures in the 90s. I miss the rain!

[Lagreeneyes03]

Unfortunately it looks like the summer doldrums are here. No rain is expected across much of Texas throughout the next 7 days at least with high temperatures in the 90s. I miss the rain!

Oh no, there will be no doldrums this summer, after the horrendous winter we had that lasted through April. Every minute of sunshine should be relished, reveled in and enjoyed!

Was reading though some long term forecasts seemed kind of Florida like. 90's, cloudy to rainy and humid for North Texas, wheras we usually get more dry than humid.

And silly question--does humidity help the drought situation at all meaning that things don't dry up and evaporate as quickly as far as lakes, watering, etc.?

[TheProfessor]

Unfortunately it looks like the summer doldrums are here. No rain is expected across much of Texas throughout the next 7 days at least with high temperatures in the 90s. I miss the rain!

Oh no, there will be no doldrums this summer, after the horrendous winter we had that lasted through April. Every minute of sunshine should be relished, reveled in and enjoyed!

Was reading though some long term forecasts seemed kind of Florida like. 90's, cloudy to rainy and humid for North Texas, wheras we usually get more dry than humid.

And silly question--does humidity help the drought situation at all meaning that things don't dry up and evaporate as quickly as far as lakes, watering, etc.?

I've relished enough sunshine for now, I like cloudy days better! Which is why late fall and winter is one of my favorite times of the year. Waking up on the weekends to frigid temperatures and thick overcast skies is almost as great as witnessing the seasons first snow, which, of course, only occurs IF we get snow.

[wxman57]

What are the chance that the invest in the Pacific moves into the GOM and becomes a storm there? Its drifting north right now, do the models keep it in that direction?

Slim to none, though some of the moisture may make it across the isthmus of Mexico into the BoC. Any development in the BoC or NW Caribbean will not be dependent on this disturbance/depression/storm.

[weatherdude1108]

More encouraging forecast from Bob Rose starting next Sunday.

On Sunday, the sky will be partly cloudy but there will be a slight chance for a few scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening as the cold front begins to sag south of the Red River. Sunday's high temperature will be near 90-92 degrees. A better chance for scattered rain showers and thunderstorms appears to be taking shape on Monday and again Tuesday into Wednesday as two separate cold fronts sink south into Central Texas. With the ridge expected to be weak, a fairly good chance for rain appears to be taking shape. As of now, I expect rain amounts to stay under 1 inch but the potential for rain may improve in future model runs. High temperatures Monday through Wednesday will be near 88-90 degrees.

Looking out beyond Wednesday, dry and slightly cooler temperatures are forecast as a weak area of Canadian high pressure settles south behind the cold front. High temperatures look to be in the upper 80s with low temperatures in the 60s.

http://www.lcra.org/water/river-and-wea ... ather.aspx

[Portastorm]

FYI, most of the discussion now on Texas weather has moved to the Texas Summer thread.