Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 5:32 PM CDT on August 7, 2008
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon and evening north of a line from Breckenridge...to Denton...to Cooper. Brief heavy rainfall and wind gusts to 40 mph will accompany the stronger storms. A few storms may produce small hail as well. Storms are moving slowly so rainfall amounts may range from a trace to over an inch. The showers and storms are expected to continue to develop further south through the afternoon and evening hours along an outflow boundary that should be moving south this evening. Elsewhere across North Texas....hot and humid conditions will persist.
Current conditions
As of 4:53 PM CDT at Corsicana, Texas
Clear
Temperature:
98°
Heat index:
99°
Wind:
WNW 8 mph
Dewpoint:
61°
Humidity:
29%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 3:43 PM CDT on August 7, 2008
Tonight...Partly cloudy until early morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
Friday...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds around 5 mph... increasing to near 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
