DFW Weather: Heat Advisory and Record Winds in North Texas

Heat Advisory for North Texas

• ⚠️ A WFAA Weather Alert Day is in effect for North Texas due to dangerous heat and humidity.
• 🌡️ Heat index values are expected to reach 105 degrees or higher on Thursday, triggering the heat advisory.
• 💧 Recommendations include limiting outdoor time, drinking plenty of water, wearing SPF, and checking car backseats.

Record Wind Event

• ⚡ A new record wind speed of 89 mph was recorded at DFW on Monday morning, surpassing the previous record of 81 mph from 1985.
• 💨 This record was set by a microburst, a concentrated area of strong winds from a thunderstorm downdraft.
• 💥 Microbursts can cause straight-line winds when the sinking air hits the ground and spreads out.

Summer Temperature Outlook

• ☀️ North Texas is transitioning from pleasant summer weather to hotter conditions.
• 📈 Normal high temperatures in August reach 97 degrees, with the next 14 days expected to be within a few degrees of normal.
• 🚫 There have been no summers with zero triple-digit days since records began in 1898.