SE TX/SW LA weather: Much cooler and WET after Tuesday

[southerngale]

Currently 90° with low 90-91 expected the next few days. This may be my first day to hit the 90s, but I could have yesterday as I didn't check. It sure was HOT! Officially, it only hit 89° at the airport yesterday.

[PTrackerLA]

No rain for the entire week and the long range GFS is not promising at all. Welcome back drought.

Currently in the low 90's across south LA, won't be long til we're well into the 90's given the dry grounds and we're still weeks away from the typical start of our "rainy season" (seabreeze driven storms).

[srainhoutx]

Well IAH hit 91 today. First time we have seen the 90 degree mark "officially" since October 15, 2009 when we reached 92. Is the Cactus Forum up and running?

[Tireman4]

Well it at least it is not humid. I can take this as a runner as long as the humidity stays away. You all know it is coming ...Sigh...

[Jagno]

Uhhhh, anybody giving out rain dance lessons? Dad just said that April was the driest month ever recorded for our area. What happened to April showers?

[jasons2k]

Get this - I hit 97° for a high! That's in the shade at 2M. Crazy stuff!

[southerngale]

Dang, Jason! 92° here and officially at the airport.

[jasons2k]

That front/boundry just came through here and the wind is gusting pretty good. I have been out of it a bit so I had no idea a little "front" was coming through. Anyway, some showers to the north but I'm not holding my breath for anything.

Altho...since I ran the sprinklers today, does that make my lawn a rain magnet overnight?

[jasons2k]

Yuck yuck!!

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
253 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING TO WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. ZONAL FLOW PREVAILING ALOFT WITH UPPER HIGH RIDGING
NORTHWARD (FLAT OVER OUR REGION) OVER OLD MEXICO. MID LEVELS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY AND WARM THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS PROVIDING
GOOD CAPPING. GRADUAL MOISTENING AT LOWER LEVELS EXPECTED THE
REST OF THE WEEK. SURFACE DEWPOINTS CLIMBING TO THE 60S LATE IN
THE WEEK. WEAK COLD FRONT INDICATED TO PUSH ACROSS OUR CWFA FRIDAY
NIGHT. GFS INDICATE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING TO THE COAST AND
POSSIBLY NEAR SHORE WATERS SATURDAY WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE AND
THEN PUSHING BACK NORTH AS A WEAK WARM FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT.
DURING THIS PERIOD HOWEVER MID LEVEL CAPPING INDICATED TO REMAIN
IN PLACE. DESPITE INCREASING PWATS TO NEAR 1.5 INCHES CLOSE TO
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE AND
PROBABLY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SHOWERS IF ANY. WE TOOK OFF
MENTION OF ANY POPS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OF ZFPHGX DUE TO MID LEVEL
CAPPING PERSISTING OVER REGION. DAYTIME HIGHS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAY
WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMAL VALUES. 37

[Ptarmigan]

No rain for the entire week and the long range GFS is not promising at all. Welcome back drought.

Currently in the low 90's across south LA, won't be long til we're well into the 90's given the dry grounds and we're still weeks away from the typical start of our "rainy season" (seabreeze driven storms).

Looks like my cans of RAID did not kill the cockroach ridge.

[CrazyC83]

Too bad you couldn't pool some of the rain from your north - where they have had WAY TOO MUCH - down your way!

[southerngale]

Too bad you couldn't pool some of the rain from your north - where they have had WAY TOO MUCH - down your way!

Yeah, it always seems to work that way. Then we'll get way too much while others are needing it.

[Jagno]

Much to my excitement this morning, I walked out on my patio to the lovely sight of heavy cloud cover so dark and dismal that thoughts of wonderful rain showers simply could not be erased from my every thought as I sat there with my morning glass of tea. The anticipation of much needed rain could only be supported by turning on the sprinklers (a previously guarranteed method of inducing rain). I watched, waited, moved the sprinklers from the garden to the orchard and anxiously checked the cloud cover most of the morning. Much to my dissappointment the only precipitation was that coming from my water well. Oh well, it seems we missed out AGAIN. It did hold down the temps for a good while so yard work was comfortable. Yes, I'm trying to find something positive in all this. LOL

[CajunMama]

Another week of no rain forecasted. We currently have a -10.37" deficit for the year. Somethings got to happen soon. Please! Please!

[jasons2k]

It's becoming a weekly ritual for me to soak my lawn. The vegetation around here is drying-out very quickly and we need rain soon!

[vbhoutex]

It's becoming a weekly ritual for me to soak my lawn. The vegetation around here is drying-out very quickly and we need rain soon!

DITTO!!!

[Flyinman]

Not looking good for the next 5 days, but as Jim Carey said..At least there is a chance:

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i00.gif

[PTrackerLA]

If we miss out on the rain chances this coming weekend this "moderate drought" we're now in will likely become severe next week. Things are REALLY drying out! Please rain return!

[southerngale]

Just abormally dry here... not a moderate drought, at least not yet.

Burn ban issued today.

[Ptarmigan]

Another week of no rain forecasted. We currently have a -10.37" deficit for the year. Somethings got to happen soon. Please! Please!

I want rain too. I say away with the cockroach cap.