As the dog days of summer approach, Sherman and Denison could see a reprieve from the summer heat this weekend. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service are expecting cooler temperatures and the chance for thunderstorms over the next few days before the hot temperatures make a return to the forecast.
The chances for rain and lower temperatures, which are expected to peak in the mid to high 80s, are due to a rare frontal boundary that has made its way into North Texas and briefly displaced the high-pressure system that historically sits over the region this time of year, NWS Meteorologist Miles Langford said.
“We’ve got rain chances for the Red River region,” he said Friday. “… Not everyone is going to see rain, but those that do could see some significant downpours.”
The greatest chances for rain will occur Friday, but chances will linger in the forecast on Saturday and Sunday with around a 20 percent chance.
“We will continue to keep an eye on storms through the end of the weekend, but those chances are going to be low,” he said.
While some areas could see rain, the entire region will see temperatures significantly below the norm for late summer. Daytime highs are only expected to rise up to about 88 degrees on Saturday and 90 on Sunday, Langfeld said.
This will continue a trend of relatively mild temperatures that have been seen throughout the summer months. While the region typically sees temperatures rise above 100 degrees by early July, portions of the region hit 100 degrees for the first time this season on Wednesday, Langfeld said.
While the summer months are typically dry for North Texas, the Texas Water Development Board classified Grayson County as drought-free in its latest water report. All of north Texas, and the majority of the state, have remained drought-free for several months due to a wet spring.
“The latest drought map, for conditions as of July 22, shows about one-fifth of the state remains impacted by drought,” Hydrologist Mark Wentzel said in the report. “The hardest hit areas are centered on Medina County in Central Texas and the Rio Grande Valley from El Paso to Del Rio.
