DFW Weather: Heat Building This Weekend and Next Week

Weekend Heat and Humidity Build-Up

• ☀️ Expect sunny skies with a few high clouds drifting in this morning.
• 🌡️ Temperatures will be in the upper 80s, feeling like 94 degrees due to humidity.
• 💨 Light southerly winds at 7 mph will prevail.
• 📍 Some areas like Greenville, Sulfur Springs, and Granbury are already hitting 90 degrees.

Afternoon Highs and Heat Index

• 📈 Fort Worth can expect highs around 98 degrees, with Denton reaching 96-97.
• 🔥 The heat index will push temperatures to 101-102 degrees due to humidity.
• ⚠️ An air quality alert is in effect for potentially unhealthy ozone levels.
• ⚠️ UV index will be in the very high to extreme category, making sunscreen essential.

Southeastern County Showers

• 🌧️ An area of low pressure is spreading showers into southeastern counties, north of Houston and Galveston.
• 💧 Pockets of heavy rain are possible, but are expected to dissipate quickly as they move west.
• 🚫 No rain is anticipated for North Texas this weekend, with chances diminishing by Sunday.

Extended Forecast: Triple Digits Approaching

• 📈 High pressure will build, keeping North Texas hot for the next several days.
• 🌡️ Temperatures are expected to get close to triple digits, with highs in the upper 90s (98-99) through next week.
• 💧 Rain chances are slim to none over the next 14 days.
• 🗓️ The second half of July will see highs around 98-99 degrees.