Texans will be feeling the heat this weekend and in the upcoming week.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth expects rising temperatures this upcoming weekend, with triple digits expected to appear the following week. Daily chances of scattered showers and storms will accompany the rising temperatures.
The NWS previously reported that chances for rain and storms would persist through the week and occur during the afternoon to evening hours. Weather officials predicted that the increased moisture would cause heat indexes higher than ambient temperatures, making temperatures feel much hotter, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Some isolated storms have developed throughout the week, with some classified as severe.
Similar conditions are expected to continue throughout the rest of the week, with scattered chances of storms continuing to develop in the afternoon hours. Allison Prater with the NWS in Fort Worth told The Dallas Express that some of the storms could be severe, although the overall threat is low.
The NWS expects scattered storms to develop in the afternoon hours of June 8 but also said many parts of the region would likely remain dry.
“The severe weather threat is low this afternoon. However, gusty winds, lightning, and brief heavy downpours would be the main concerns for this afternoon,” Prater said.
The greatest potential for severe weather will occur on June 10 because multiple systems will likely arrive throughout the day. Prater said that the threat of storms on this day is “conditional.”
“The first complex would be arriving in the morning, maybe severe,” said Prater. “Any remnant boundaries from the morning storms could be another focus for additional development in the afternoon, which could also be severe.”
Alongside these chances for severe weather, the NWS expects hot temperatures to persist for the remainder of the week and to continue to rise into the middle of next week. Ambient temperatures across the region are expected to rise into the mid-90s before reaching the upper 90s on June 11.
Weather officials expect that heat indexes will exceed 100 degrees by the middle of next week. Prater advised that citizens practice safety in these elevated temperatures, be vigilant of changing weather conditions, and have multiple ways of receiving weather alerts.