FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS
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AFTERNOONS: Near records, in the mid-90s for much of this week
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MORNINGS: Cooler by Wednesday thanks to lower humidity
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STAYING DRY: No rain chances this week
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HURRICANE MILTON: Headed to Florida by Wednesday, likely strengthening into a major hurricane
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NEXT COOL FRONT: Noticeable drop in temps not expected until at least October 15-16
FORECAST
Get ready for a week of duality: cool mornings and hot afternoons. It’ll be so toasty in the afternoons that we’ll challenge record highs for the day Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, the forecast high is 95°, which would tie a record for the day of 95° in 1962 — 62 years ago! Wednesday, we’ll likely beat the record for the day set in 2014.
At least humidity will be low. Just like in the dry desert — where evenings are cool and afternoons are hot — we’ll have nice, crisp mornings in the low- to mid-60s for a couple of hours around sunrise each day.
Unfortunately no rain chances for the foreseeable future.
HURRICANE MILTON
Milton has now strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Milton is forecast to move east over the next couple days and will likely strengthen into a major (Category 3+) hurricane before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
No impacts to Texas from Milton, but there’s a potential for life-threatening storm surge from Tampa to Naples, as well as rainfall totals up to 5-10 inches will be a possibility across Florida.
HOPE FOR A COOL FRONT?
Based off of forecast data this weekend, there are early indications that we could see a more noticeable cool front around the October 15-16 timeframe. That’s still a long ways away, so we will need to continue to monitor trends. However, highs below 90° could finally be around the corner. We’ll keep you posted!