Updated: 05/16/2012 06:39 AM
Stretch of drier, much warmer weather ahead
We enjoyed another rainy May day yesterday with high temps 12 degrees cooler than norm (Waco high 73.) Speaking of cool, it's incredibly comfortable out right now:
We'll look for seasonable temps this afternoon, in the mid 80s. Today marks the beginning of a new warm snap: high pressure will influence our weather for the next five days if not longer, stabilizing 
and heating the Texas atmosphere closer to 90 each afternoon. Southerly winds return for the end of the week, too, offering stronger breezes and an increase in humidity for the weekend. As a result, we'll expect scattered clouds to return to our skies after a few days of mostly sunny conditions.
Jet stream winds will be racing across the northern tier of states, keeping the next several disturbances that flow into the U.S. well away from the Lone Star State. Even still, one such system may be strong enough to propel a weak cold front all the way down to the Red River Valley next Monday to Tuesday, providing a very slim rain chance. As you will see on the YNN 8 Day Forecast, very little if any impact will be felt on temps with highs riding into the low 90s afternoons next week.
Here are the rain totals from yesterday:
0.94" Waco
0.77" Temple
0.58" McGregor
0.18" Fort Hood
0.03" Killeen
Eclipse of the Sun...
A solar spectacle taking place this coming weekend might make a view like we see in the photo above from 2010. Right at about 8pm Sunday, the moon will move between planet earth and the sun to create an eclipse, as seen in this animation. While the I-35 corridor will see at least a partial eclipse before the sun goes below the horizon, it might be worth driving out west as the best views in North America happen between the Lubbock area and California, where the eclipse could last around four minutes. Caution: you should never look directly at the sun, even during an eclipse, so make sure you have a way to safely take a look.
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Enjoy your Wednesday.
Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons