FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS:
- • Saharan dust thins a bit the rest of the week
- • Heat and humidity hold steady
- • Hurricane Beryl heading toward Yucatan Peninsula
- • It remains too early to tell if Beryl will bring Texas any rainfall
FORECAST:
A noticeable haze in the sky today courtesy of Saharan dust, but the dust plume is expected to thin out a bit over the next few days.
Afternoon highs will remain near 100° through Saturday, then we trim off a few degrees Sunday and Monday.
Rain chances remain low and largely hinge on the of Hurricane Beryl go once in the Southern Gulf of Mexico.
Beryl is likely to hit the Yucatan Peninsula as the Category 1 hurricane or strong tropical storm Friday morning, then emerge into the Gulf. Thereafter, it’s still too early to tell exactly where the storm - or it’s remnants - end up.
For your July 4th plans, expect partly cloudy skies and heat index values around 105° during peak heating on Thursday.
TROPICAL UPDATE:
As of Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Beryl is a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph. Islands like Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Tobago have been hit hard by the hurricane.
Beryl is now in the Caribbean and likely to weaken a bit, as it moves toward Jamaica on Wednesday. Then, it’ll cross over the Yucatan Peninsula, weakening back into a tropical storm. As it moves into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, some restrengthening is possible. The big question is: where does it move during the weekend?
While there is a bit more consensus on a westward motion into Eastern Mexico, it’s still too early to know if it will impact the Texas coast. Much will depend on a ridge of high pressure as it scoots east out of Texas.
Where exactly does it end up and how strong will it be? It’ll be a wait and watch scenario. We of course will keep you updated!