DFW Summer Weather Forecast: Heat Dome Arrives This Weekend

Weekend Heatwave in North Texas

• ☀️ This weekend will feel like summer in North Texas, with highs at or slightly above the normal of 96 degrees.
• 🌡️ The record high for this time of year is 110 degrees, set in 1980.
• 💨 Areas north of I-20 will experience more sunshine and humidity, leading to heat index values around 104 degrees.
• ☁️ South of I-20, more cloud cover may keep temperatures slightly cooler, with heat index values in the upper 90s.

Current Conditions and Tropical Influence

• 📈 Today's high reached 96 degrees, marking only the third normal high day this month, with 13 days cooler than normal.
• 🌾 The current pollen count is moderate, but grass pollen may be affecting allergies.
• 🌧️ A tropical disturbance has brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to the deep South, with flash flood warnings in northern Louisiana, but only a few sprinkles are expected in southeastern North Texas.

Extended Forecast and Heat Dome

• 🏜️ A large area of high pressure, often called a heat dome, is settling over the central U.S. and Texas.
• 📉 This heat dome will cause rain chances to decrease and temperatures to climb over the next couple of weeks.
• 📈 High temperatures are expected to be in the upper 90s for the next seven days, with some days potentially touching 100 degrees.
• 🔥 Triple-digit temperatures are possible before the end of the month, with August starting off hot.
• 🌡️ Overnight lows will be around 77 degrees.