Small storm chances persist overnight into the morning in North Texas
The Father's Day rain that arrived mid-morning was much more robust than forecast. It certainly knocked down the temperature. We snapped back to the mid-80s by the end of the day once the sun came back out.
It was not a generous rain at the DFW airport, but it was nice to get a break in the heat. It will make for a nice evening to close out the weekend.
A heavy rain fell Sunday morning along the Red River. Flood advisories were issued for several counties across the first half of the day.
We are in a difficult weather pattern for local meteorologists. When the steering winds come out of the north/northwest, storms well to our north are pushed into North Texas. Their timing and whether they'll flourish or survive is always the question. There are again small rain chances late Sunday night in this weather pattern.
Whatever comes down from the north will likely be just a morning event. That said, outflow boundaries, if developed in the right place, could trigger some minor afternoon activity.
Rain chances stay rather meager this week as we count down to summer. The Solstice is on Friday; our longest day is actually on Saturday at 14 hours and 18 minutes.
Likely the next best chance of rain arrives late Wednesday into Thursday when (maybe) a weak front arrives.
There will be many updates between then and now on whether this pans out. We are starting to transition to our harsh summer weather when "hot and dry" becomes our oft-repeated catch phrase. Our monthly rainfall falls off a cliff this time of year. In a span of 60 days, we go from our wettest month, May, to our driest month, July.
We have enjoyed bountiful rain so far this year. The entire North Texas area is out of drought for the first time in a year.
The graphic below is a little complicated. When green goes all the way to the top, that means we are out of drought. After a fall and winter drought, we are back to where we were a year ago.
The hottest day we've had so far at DFW was 95 degrees. It's been exactly 296 days since the last 100° at DFW. When the soil starts to dry out, the humidity starts to get lower, and the daytime highs get hotter. It is the typical weather pattern here. We get most of our tornadoes in two months of spring, April/May, and most of our 100° days in two months in summer.
So don't curse the rain in June, it's a gift. Days like Sunday push the inevitable "hot and dry" further down the road a little. It's coming. It always does.
