And we almost made it to August without triple-digit temperatures.
North Texas is facing its hottest day of the year yet, and has been placed under a heat advisory as temperatures threaten to reach 105 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, a heat advisory means you should reconsider outdoor activities, primarily during peak heat hours. As always, drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks in the shade.
At this point, Texas could practically trademark summer heat — but this time, the soaring temperatures are a direct result of a huge heat dome, affecting swaths of land across the Southeast, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia, and Florida.
While there’s no formal advisory in Austin, meteorologists at KXAN News say the area has gone 70 days with no triple digit heat, but that will likely end today. They forecast Austin, San Marcos, and Georgetown to hit 100 degrees or higher Thursday.
San Antonio is not far behind Austin —they’ve gone 64 days since their last hundred plus degree day, according to the San Antonio Express News. The good news is there’s a weak tropical system brewing in the gulf, which means clouds and rain could help drop the temperatures back into the 90s.
“With the high moisture we are seeing, there will actually be quite a few record-high minimum temperatures,” meteorologist Bryan Jackson told Scientific American.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area has yet to hit 97 degrees this summer, WFAA meteorologist Pete Delkus wrote on X. This last time the city was that “cool” (or, at least, not cursingly hot) this time of year? 2002.
And, it would mark the first time since 2021 that North Texas staved off the triple-digit temperatures until July. The past few years saw hellish temperatures by June — and while we nearly made it to August this year, we’ll take what we can get.
It could always be worse. At least we don’t have the corn sweats.
The even better news? Today is National Tequila Day, so responsibly do what you will with that.
