As a heat dome heads for North Texas, temperatures are expected to climb to heights not yet experienced by the Metroplex this calendar year.
The pattern is expected to start Wednesday, as the heat dome currently breaking records on the East Coast will start to weaken and shift west. Wednesday will have a seasonally appropriate high of 94 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office, but that is predicted to creep up to 100 by Sunday.
This period is expected to easily be the hottest of the year — the official temperature at DFW International Airport hasn’t yet gone above 95 degrees.
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If June 29 does end up being Dallas-Fort Worth’s first triple-digit day, it would be a relatively normal time for it to happen. While the milestone has occurred as early as April and as late as August in the last 30 years, the average date is July 1.
Sunday could also start the official count of 100-degree days in the metro area, a closely watched number that helps gauge how intense the summer’s heat has been. After dozens of triple-digit days in 2022 and 2023, last year was mild by comparison.
It’s not immediately clear how long the heat wave headed for North Texas will last, but some signs indicate that it might abate before too long. The Climate Prediction Center’s 8-14 day outlook shows a lower chance of above normal temperatures, in line with a slight national cooling.
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