Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across East Texas before coming to an end by midnight night. A backdoor cold front will bring cooler and near-normal temperatures to the area for the rest of the week. While we will have a daily chance for rain over the next 7 to 10 days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday look to be the wettest days of the forecast. High pressure will return by the middle of next week, mostly bringing an end to the rain and driving highs back into the mid 90s.

 

On this day in 1995, two large tornadoes struck cities in West Texas. They were observed by research teams that collected data on the storms.

 

The long-range forecasts from the Climate Prediction Center place East Texas in an area to experience near-normal temperatures and trending wetter than normal in the 8-14 day range. The latest long-range tropical weather outlook shows outlines and area of possible development off the west coast of Mexico for mid-June.