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Extreme Temperatures, A Very High Fire Danger, and No Rain

by Bob Rose | Aug 7, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

Monday’s forecast data continues to call for little change in the pattern of extreme heat, no rain, and extreme fire weather conditions this week. All of Texas is being influenced by a stubborn heat dome covering the southern U.S. and northern Mexico. The heat dome is...

No Rain, More Triple-Digit Heat Forecast through Late Next Week

by Bob Rose | Aug 4, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

The current pattern of extremely hot temperatures and no rain is showing no signs of backing down anytime soon. The culprit remains the large, powerful, and stubborn heat dome located over the south central and southwestern U.S. This summer’s jet stream pattern has...

Weather Pattern Showing Very Few Changes Over the Next Week and Longer

by Bob Rose | Jul 31, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

Weather conditions remained dry and very hot over the weekend as our region remained under the influence of a massive heat dome situated over the western and central U.S. Unfortunately, even the very isolated rain showers we saw late last week across the coastal...

Extreme Heat and No Rain Persisting through Next Week

by Bob Rose | Jul 28, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

Our summer of extreme heat and little to no rain continues. The temperature so far this month has been averaging between 3 and 5 degrees above normal. Rainfall has been well below normal, with the majority of Central Texas receiving less than a tenth of an inch. Texas...

Stubborn Heat Dome Will Cause More Dry Weather and Triple-Digit Heat this Week

by Bob Rose | Jul 24, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

It’s a new week, but we’re still dealing with the same ol’ brutally hot weather pattern. A few lucky folks did see a little rain over the weekend as a weak cold front, or dry air boundary, sagged south out of North Texas. The rainfall coverage was spotty across...

Dry and Very Hot Weather to Persist through the End of the Month

by Bob Rose | Jul 21, 2023 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

The July heatwave showed no mercy for Central Texas this week. Adding together the maximums and minimums temperatures over the past week, the resultant temperature has averaged among the hottest, if not the hottest on record for the week. Month to date, the...
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