Our early summer-like heatwave will continue unabated across the southeastern and southern half of Texas over the next week. Honestly, I’m not completely sure we won’t be stuck with this situation for the next few months. There’s always hope for a final late spring cool-down, like the northwestern half of Texas will experience over the next few days, but we may just have to prepare for a prolonged summer.
If this week’s weather is an indication of how our summer will unfold this year, we might as well brace ourselves for what could be termed ‘summer of hell number three.’ That said, there will still be some weather events to discuss over the next several days, particularly in the form of isolated to scattered severe storm chances.
This afternoon, there is a low risk of a severe storm in Northeast Texas, potentially bringing hail. On Friday afternoon and evening, an isolated severe storm or two may develop from Central Texas and the Brazos Valley up into eastern North Texas and Northeast Texas. If storms do form, we can expect very large hail and strong wind gusts.
A strong lid (cap) on the atmosphere coupled with a lack of strong upper-level lift will keep thunderstorm chances isolated, meaning the likelihood of one directly affecting you is low.
On Saturday, there may be a slightly higher chance for scattered severe storms from the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country northeast into Central Texas, North Texas, Texoma, and Northeast Texas, near a stalled boundary. The strongest storms could bring very large hail, damaging winds, and significant lightning before they dissipate in the evening hours, as they move east.
Isolated severe storms remain possible on Sunday and Monday in the Big Country, Northwest Texas, Texoma, and North Texas. Finally, we might see a severe storm threat in Northeast Texas on Tuesday. While we’re not expecting a widespread heavy rain or thunderstorm event on any single day, some areas may experience particularly rowdy storms. Otherwise, summer heat—with oppressive humidity—will continue unabated across the eastern half of Texas.