CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Hope you're having a great weekend Coastal Bend!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Consistent upper 90s for the end of August
- A stray shower or thunderstorm possible during the afternoon hours
- Meteorological fall begins September 1st
- Tracking the tropics
The rest of August
The last day of August brings calm conditions at the bus stop tomorrow morning with temperatures before sunrise in the middle 70s and low 80s closer to the coast. During the afternoon, a few sea-breeze storms will develop, some of which may contain brief downpours and lightning. If you hear thunder, that means you are close enough to be struck by lightning, so you need to head indoors when thunder roars. Most neighborhoods won't see the rain, but any rain is better than no rain to help with our moderate to severe drought conditions across the Coastal Bend. Rain chances remain limited for the first half of the week, but coverage will marginally improve around Thursday (15%-35%).
The week ahead
By Thursday, rain chances slightly improve, but we're not anticipating drought-busting rain. An 'omega-block' pattern, named for being shaped like the Greek letter 'omega', is setting up over the plains, which is allowing most of the country to heat up as high pressure builds over the central US. Temperatures this week will cling to the mid-to-upper 90s in Corpus Christi, and for our friends in the Coastal Plains, upper 90s to low 100s in a few spots will linger. While the forecast won't be completely rain-free, most neighborhoods can expect sun and clouds to wrap up the month of August. With rain chances not looking too promising through the end of this month, CCIA may go without measurable rainfall for the entire month of August for only the third time ever since observations began.
Tracking the Tropics
Invest 97L now has a high chance of tropical development within the next two days. NHC says tropical storm watches and warnings may be issued later tonight or Monday morning. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system on Monday morning. Heavy rainfall can be expected this week for portions of southwestern Louisiana and the upper Texas coastline. This system could become a tropical depression or a short-lived tropical storm by Tuesday. If it does, it would take the name Edouard.
We're still watching the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly to see if it could regain its tropical storm status, but development odds remain low. These systems shouldn't be tropical trouble for us in the Coastal Bend. Unfortunately, it won't give us that drought-busting rain we need here locally in the Coastal Bend. Stay tuned for the latest from the tropics.
Have a great rest of your weekend!
