Temperatures in Dallas-Fort Worth are expected to fall short of record highs as August starts off hot.
The weather service issued an excessive heat advisory for all of North Texas through 8 p.m. Thursday. Wednesday in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was also deemed an “ozone action day,” which means ozone levels are anticipated to be above normal and can affect air quality.The Washington PostThis summer has been one of the warmest and driest on record in North Texas, according to the weather service, and August is typically the hottest month of the year.
The next chance of rain in North Texas isn’t until Sunday night or Monday morning. High temperatures are forecast to dip below 100 degrees early next week. ERCOT, the state’s electrical grid operator, reported it was operating under “normal conditions” Wednesday after back-to-back days of record-breaking demand Monday and Tuesday. Monday’s demand rose to 83,047 megawatts and Tuesday’s hit 83,593 megawatts.According to ERCOT data, a new record of nearly 84,000 megawatts of demand was possible late Wednesday afternoon.
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