Rain..Rain…Go Away?

Yes!

After the 6th wettest October on record, we will finally dry out. Not just for a day or two, but at least 7!

The upper level weather pattern is beginning to change and the upper trough out west will finally be replaced by a strong ridge later this weekend and early next week. As I looked ahead to the end of next week, that ridge seems to hold strong. Below is the 500mb pattern for next Thursday morning showing a ridge in the west and the trough in the east.

Ridge West-Trough East

What this means is that North Texas will be under a NW flow aloft, which typically sends periodic cold fronts across Texas and keeps the Gulf of Mexico basically shut off. This will allow us to dry out for at least a week. Great news for our water-logged yards and overflowing creeks and streams.

This abnormally wet weather has done wonders for the Central/South Texas drought. The aquifers are filling up and residents there are certainly breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Another wonderful and very visual benefit of this wet weather is that we are getting  a beautiful display of fall colors this year. The moisture and chilly weather, sprinkled in with a few sunny days… allow the pigments in the leaves to trigger their brightest hues.

Here’s a photo from a maple tree in my front yard just this morning…Gorgeous!

Pretty...Pretty!