Zack_Shields's Blog

This week the hot and dry streak will finally come to an end. This Summer has been brutal with barely any rain and nearly 50 100 degree days (third most). So I think we deserve some rainy and cooler Summer days.

High pressure has been the dominating weather feature since late May. Now it has moved out allowing an upper level low to pay us a visit. All the ingredients are coming together for us to see a significant rain event. We have the fuel (tropical moisture), spark (stalled front), and engine (upper low) in place to give us rounds of rain. For the 1st time in months the 7 day forecast has no 100 degree days and plenty of good rain chances.

The last time we had over an inch of rain in Austin in one day was back on May 14th (1.04"). Since June 1st we have only received 1.40". For the year the total is just under 11 inches. We need 9 inches to catch up to normal levels. We won't get that much but we'll take any raindrops at this point especially when the area is under an exceptional drought.

Most of the models are indicating at least 1 to 3 inches of rain in the next 3 days. Another good thing about rain this time of year it will finally get us out of the heatwave. Today for the 1st time in 90 days the high will stay below 90 degrees. There is something to cheer about.
So dust off your umbrella and jump for joy we have rain on the way.