North Texas will see showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, along with lower temperatures, thanks to the effects of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Matagorda Bay, Texas, early Monday morning.
The storm, which is expected to weaken into a tropical depression as it moves northeastward, will likely track east of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Areas just east of the I-45 corridor can expect to see 1-4 inches of rain over the next 24 hours, but that increases to 4-7 inches in the Ark-La-Tex area further east, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
These areas of Texas are under a flood watch on Monday and Tuesday.
Still, the metroplex is not in the direct path of the storm and will only see scattered showers and thunderstorms from the outer bands of Beryl. Meteorologist Greg Fields at the WFAA Weather Center said that DFW could expect up to 1 inch of rain Monday through early Tuesday morning, while areas to the west may see up to half an inch over the same period.
East-northeast winds of 5-15 mph are possible in the metroplex, with wind gusts of up to 25 mph, per NWS. There are no weather warnings or watches for the DFW area at present.
The cloud cover and rain will bring cooler temperatures, offering a pleasant reprieve from the high heat over the weekend. The high on Monday will only reach about 85 degrees, with an overnight low of 71 degrees.
On Tuesday, the rain and clouds will begin to clear off, and the high temperature for the day is expected to reach 91 degrees. The overnight low is again forecast to drop to 71 degrees.
The remainder of the week is expected to be “business as usual” for Texas in the summertime, with sunny skies, highs in the mid-90s, and overnight lows in the mid-70s, according to NWS.
