More rain on the way for the Highland Lakes; could last the week
MARBLE FALLS — Highs that hovered near 100 degrees last week will give way to increasingly cooler temperatures and higher chances for rain all this week, officials said.
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is predicted for July 9. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 92, according to the National Weather Service. Rain chances drop to 40 percent the night of July 9, with a low around 74 degrees.
A cooling front is expected to lower temperatures in the Highland Lakes by as much as 89 degrees July 10 and bring a 60 percent chance of rain, according to forecast models.
There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms the night of July 10, diminishing to 40 percent that night with a low of 73.
By July 11, rain chances are forecast at 40 percent, with a high near 87. The low that night is expected to be 73, with a chance of rain at 30 percent, according to the weather service.
There is a 30 percent chance of precipitation July 12, with a high at 91 degrees. No rain is forecast for that night, which should see a low of 72 degrees.
By the weekend, rain chances drop to nil and temperatures for the Highland Lakes will remain in the low 90s.