We are headed to the Red River Valley tonight. Perhaps not the most interesting time of year for a forecast, but people still need to know the weather.

At 350PM, CT, Sherman was reporting partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 93 degrees. While the pattern is fairly benign, there is a bit of instability around Dallas, and there are a few pop up thunderstorm in the region,
A deep trough at the upper levels over the Rockies is diving southwest towards the Central Coast of California. This synoptic feature will interact with Hurricane Polo. The trough will stall aloft while Polo’s influence will move into the 4 Corners area. All this said, the main impact for north Texas will be continued return flow, a weaker than normal dry line, and isolated showers and storms will linger throughout the region for both days of the forecast period.
Tomorrow – Fair skies with an isolated storm, High 91, Low 69
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, isolated showers and storms, High 93, Low 70

TWC: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible high 89, Low 70
Tuesday – Sunshine and clouds mixed High 93, Low 72

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, very warm and humid; a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon High 90, Low 70
Tuesday – Breezy in the morning; remaining very warm with more clouds than sun with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon High 91, Low 72

NWS: Tomorrow – A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, High 91, Low 70
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 94, Low 72

WB: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 88, Low 71
Tuesday – Mostly sunny.  High 91, Low 73

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated storms, High 91, Low 70
Tuesday – Partly cloudy, High 94, Low 72

CLI: Tomorrow – Light rain showers, High 89, Low 69
Tuesday – Partly cloudy, High 91, Low 71

It looks like a pretty static couple of days, and all thanks to a hurricane.

The forecast for the day will come from north Texas. Given the pattern right now, this might be one of the colder forecasts you see from Texas.

At 115PM, CT, Sherman was reporting a temperature of 68 degrees. Skies were clear behind a trough sweeping a band of clouds through the Piney Woods. Dew points in north Texas have already dropped off, but the lag in temperature gradient goes back to Kansas, where temperatures have dropped into the 30s. A succession of clippers have moved through the Upper Midwest, riding a strong jet streak through the Plains. The jet streak is expected to start oscillating through the weekend, with high pressure then building in the south central US.
High pressure building in the Plains will do so on the back of cold weather from Canada. With a deep trough at the upper levels, there is enough cyclonic flow to continue reinforcing cold air in North Texas. The thermal ridge will wait until the middle of next week to start taking temperatures back up. Before then, don’t be surprised to see some sub-freezing air arrive in Sherman
Tomorrow – Partly cloudy, High 58, Low 39
Sunday – Sunny and a bit warmer, High 42, Low 26

TWC: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy. High 61, low 38
Sunday – Sunny. High 42, Low 27

AW: Tomorrow – Times of clouds and sun; best day of the weekend High 65, low 37
Sunday – Mostly sunny; breezy in the morning, then turning much colder high 47, Low 26

NWS: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, high 63, Low 38
Sunday – Sunny, high 46, Low 28

WB: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny. High 60, Low 38
Sunday – Sunny. Much cooler High 44, low 33

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 63, Low 38
Sunday – Sunny, High 46, Low 28

CLI: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 60, Low 38
Sunday – Sunny, High 42, low 27

It’s going to be interesting to see how quickly temperatures fall off on Saturday night. There is a good chance that is a midnight high. It’s clear right now, but don’t let that fool you!

Our forecast takes us to the Red River Valley, northeast of the MetroPlex. The Thanksgiving Holiday is soon approaching, so I have to believe more of us are looking at the weather in even more places.

At 250pm, CT, Sherman was reporting a temperature of 81 degrees with clear skies. While there was a weak jet streak bringing high clouds to central Texas, the strongest flow aloft was well to the north. There was a strong wave of low pressure preparing to develop in the northern High Plains, which will act t draw flow from the south.
The strong jet to the north will usher the surface feature along while forming into a long waved, low amplitude ridge. This will provide stability to the region, and lead to some warmer air and sunny skies.
Tomorrow – Breezy partly cloudy, High 82, Low 61
Tuesday – Sunny, High 85, Low 62

TWC: Tomorrow – A mainly sunny sky, High 82, Low 61
Tuesday – A mainly sunny sky. High 82, Low 62

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, breezy and very warm; great day to be outside High 82, Low 61
Tuesday – Breezy and very warm with plenty of sunshine; dry weather for getting out to vote High 83, Low 62

NWS: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 79, Low 61
Tuesday – Sunny, High 82, Low 62

WB: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 78, Low 62
Tuesday – Sunny, High 79, Low 63

WN: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 79, Low 61
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 82, Low 62

CLI: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 82, Low 60
Tuesday – Sunny High 84, Low 62

A look at the satellite shows that jet streak I mentioned earlier. A look at Accuweather’s forecast shows a bit of editorial commentary suggesting that they had too much free time for this forecast.

Happy Election Day, and Happy November everyone. We’re going to mosey just south of the Red River and check out Sherman.

At 815PM, CT, Sherman was reporting a temperature of 49 degrees with overcast conditions. A swath of rain was falling just to the south, between Sherman-Denison and I-30, and generally drifting eastward. Scattered showers extended as far to the west as Wichita Falls, so even though the heaviest rain is probably over for the night, more rain is likely on the way tonight. An upper level trough is represented by a notch within a surface ridge, with the ridging expected to overtake the disturbance through the day tomorrow. The rain tonight will continue through late morning, perhaps, but a clear, cool afternoon is anticipated.
With high pressure reestablished under an early winter trough, Sherman should see some tastes of normal to slightly below normal temperatures for the season.
Tomorrow – Light showers early, then clearing and cool, High 50, Low 45
Thursday – Partly cloudy and chilly in the morning, high 56, Low 40

TWC: Tomorrow – Showers in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon High 48, Low 45
Thursday – Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 57, Low 42

AW: Tomorrow – Cool with occasional rain and drizzle High 51, Low 47
Thursday – Clouds giving way to some sun and cool High 57, Low 42

NWS: Tomorrow – Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 3pm. High 49, Low 47
Thursday – Partly sunny, High 55, Low 43

WB: Tomorrow – Showers and perhaps a thunderstorm in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, High 49, Low 47
Thursday – Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny, High 56, Low 42

WN: Tomorrow – Cloudy with light showers and isolated thunderstorms, High 49, Low 47
Thursday – Partly cloudy, High 55, Low 43

FIO: Tomorrow – Rain until afternoon. High 52, Low 47
Thursday – Partly cloudy throughout the day. High 57, Low 41

I’m drier and clearer than the rest, and it shows in my temperature forecasts. It looks a little damp tonight.