"That dome of high pressure sort of shifted eastward yesterday and today, so, we'll see the slight little cool off – but then it shifts back westward over us over the weekend, so we heat back up a little bit," he said. What kind of weather events are causing this heat wave?Ī dome of high pressure has been sitting over Texas, Murphy said, bringing cloudless skies and a lot of sinking motion in the atmosphere, which helps heats things up. Basically, temperatures hovering around 100 degrees or so, or maybe 101 or so, across the major cities," he said. "And that's probably about where we're a stay at for the next week or so. Temperatures have cooled off a little bit from record-breaking heat over the weekend – 109 in Abilene and 105 in Austin and San Antonio – and should cool another degree or two today. Well, that depends on how you define "soon," Murphy said. Summer heat waves are typical in Texas, but experts say climate change is affecting their severity – and according to a recent report by the state climatologist, the annual surface temperature by 2036 is expected to be 3 degrees warmer than the average for the last half of the 20th century.īut right now, as a statewide heatwave puts strains on our infrastructure, when will we get a break? Victor Murphy – a meteorologist with the National Weather Service and the climate services program manager for its Southern Region Headquarters, based in Fort Worth – shared his outlook on Texas' weather: Will we be getting a break from the heat anytime soon? Pérez / KUT Water misters help patrons cool off in the summertime heat at Guero’s Taco Bar in Austin.
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