SETX Weather: Just about the entire state seems to be on fire! Dry conditions will persist for at least the next couple of days, but the cool mornings and calm winds will continue to aid firefighters in their battle against the Texas wildfires. It feels like a change of seasons is definitely upon us as morning temperatures kicked off delightfully cool in the upper-50s and highs are expected to top off in the upper-80s. The winds, which were a major problem for firefighters battling the wildfires over the weekend, will remain calm for most of the day, with a northeastern breeze peaking at eight to 12 miles per hour around 5 p.m., but that will settle down quickly. The extended forecast shows lows will be in the upper-50s Thursday and Friday, then increase to the lower-60s this weekend. Highs will remain in the lower-90s through Sunday.
Even though we’ve had to place our main focus on the drought and the Texas wildfires this week, we are still monitoring the tropics. Something is trying to brew out in the southern Gulf, but a dome of high pressure will -- once again -- block Texas from getting any activity. "A front that pushed through into the Gulf has stalled out and it’s quite common this time of year for low pressure to form on old fronts and it looks like this wants to develop. In fact, a lot of computer models turn this into a hurricane. "However, none of the models take it toward Texas and they race it off toward the Louisiana/ Mississippi coast or shove it south into Mexico."
As usual, these are early-model predictions so we will be watching it carefully. 
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