Rainy week keeps temperatures down
Fri, 2016-08-19 05:00
News Staff
By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
The Copperas Cove area and the rest of Central Texas has seen relief from the August heat this week, with temperatures struggling to reach the 80s on most days.
Locals like Budd Johnson in Copperas Cove measured as much as four inches of rain as of Tuesday afternoon in a backyard rain gauge.
As much as six inches of precipitation has been measured locally by the National Weather Service, depending on location in the city and county area.
The forecast for the weekend—the last weekend of summer vacation—has a 30 to 40 percent chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms.
According to the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth, The cold front is forecast to lift back to the north Monday and Tuesday in response to another low pressure system developing across the western states. Rain chances will decrease from south to north with the retreating cold front and should remain low through Wednesday.
Temperatures through early next week will remain below seasonal normals due to ample cloud cover and precipitation. Expect highs mainly in the 80s and lows in the lower and middle 70s. Temperatures should warm back closer to seasonal normals next week with decreasing clouds and building high pressure aloft.