Central Texas: SLIGHT (2/4) risk for excessive rainfall Sunday. Flash flooding possible from Waco to Austin, San Antonio, College Station, Houston. Climate Connection: Moisture from the western Gulf, where water temps are ~3°F above average -- warmth made at least 10x MORE likely by climate change.

Northern half of the Brazos Valley (including #bcstx) has been placed in a 2 out of 5 risk for strong/severe storms Sunday. ⚠️Locally: • Heavy rain/possible flash flooding • Isolated Strong wind gusts Higher risk of large hail (up to egg size) west of our area

9:50am Radar: Tricky day to nail down timing, intensity, and coverage of rain/storms across the Brazos Valley & #bcstx. What is worth watching? This cluster of storms southwest of the area. If we're going to unzip the sky today, this will be one of the keys that does it

Neat-ure! #BrazosValleySunset

⛈️Active weather pattern on deck for the middle of the country. Storm Prediction Center's outlook Thursday (4/9) ➡️ Wednesday (4/15). Daily rounds of storms and severe potential outlined from Texas, the Central Plains, to the Midwest & Great Lakes

2026 Colorado State Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast has been released, LIVE at the National Tropical Weather Conference Thursday morning. The outlook: near or slightly below average. • 13 named storms • 6 hurricanes • 2 major hurricanes

OFFICIAL from @noaa.gov today: March blew the cover off the record books here in the U.S. ❗️Average temperature: 9.4° ABOVE the 20th century normal ❗️First time ANY month exceeded 9°F above average ❗️This was the ALL-TIME WARMEST March in the 132-year record A quick 🧵

We're 40% through meteorological spring🔽 A majority of the Lower 48 are off to a top 5 warmest start to the season. 📍Western U.S. & Texas: hottest start to spring on record (Mar 1 - Apr 5). This on the heels of the all-time warmest winter of record.

Western U.S. warmth that just...won't...stop... 🌡️Morning & afternoon temps running 15° - 20° ABOVE average. Top 10 daily records possible for many locations. 🔴Persistent spring warmth that is now more likely in a warming world

Easter sweaters across the Brazos Valley today. Official high for #bcstx (Easterwood Airport): 66° That's compared to: • Shorts on Christmas Eve: 80° • Shorts on Christmas Day: 79° • Shorts on New Year's Day: 74° • Shorts on Valentine's Day: 75°

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“It's not just one weird, wonky day… It's the fact that this has been lingering for as long as it has that really is showing the impacts of climate change.”- @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social of @climatecentral.org How the March heat wave finished off Utah’s meager snowpack ⤵️ www.kuer.org/science-envi...

Plan for a rainy, rumbly start to your Thursday morning, Brazos Valley. Expect this to be run of the mill -- although a few storms (generally east of I-45) could push wind 40mph+ View of forecast radar as of Wednesday night ⤵️

All in. All done. ‼️March 2026 became #bcstx's 2nd WARMEST March in 140+ years 🌡️The month ended 6.9° ABOVE the average of 62.1° 🌧️ 2.48" of rain was left behind (-0.93" BELOW average) 🔴Since 1970, March has been steadily warming, by ~5° on average

Temps ~20-25° ABOVE average will help boost development of dryline storms Wednesday evening off the TX Panhandle caprock. That brings a hail/wind risk for West/Central OK. Storms? Typical for April The added near 90° heat? At least 2x more likely to occur in a warmer world #okwx

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Nearly every day in March had a climate fingerprint on Finland's record, snow-melting warmth. 🔴Attribution science shows that between March 10-15 and again March 19-27, the extreme heat would have been RARE (4x more likely) to VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE (5x more likely) without human-caused warming.

#bcstx has seen less than 40% of normal rainfall since September. The last 7 months should have left behind ~25". We're more than 15 inches in the hole to close out March. #bcstx #drought #txwx

Much-needed drink of water looks to be in the works for Texas & the Brazos Valley as we step into #Easter Weekend. @nws.noaa.gov's WPC outlook for potential rain Thursday - Easter Sunday ⤵️ #txwx #bcstx

Phoenix just experienced March heat that would've been nearly impossible decades ago. I had the opportunity to join @azfamily.com and chat records, what attribution science shows, and impacts on snowpack, fire risk, and summer outlook. 🍿👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8G-...

🗣️"Every time we're using the word unprecedented or record, and it feels like it is getting a bit old to some people, but it is happening that frequently right now that we're pushing record highs to this level." - @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social More from @pbsnews.org ⤵️ www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

I had a chance to chat with @chasecain.bsky.social about the wild weather we've been seeing lately...record heat, severe storms, and erratic spring patterns. We dig into how extreme weather it's affecting allergies, ski seasons, your garden, and what El Niño could bring 🍿⤵️ youtu.be/gnhr-fy0c7k?...

The historic heatwave continues: 🌡️196 locations set or tied daily heat records today (March 25th). ♨️129 of those (66%) broke all-time March records—many resetting records they just set days ago. 🔴50.2M Americans experienced heat today made at least 3x more likely by our warming atmosphere.

Hundreds of records are falling across the Western U.S. in a heatwave deemed “virtually impossible without climate change.” Join @coveringclimatenow.org and #ClimateCentral for a webinar unpacking what this means for our climate future. 📅: Thursday, March 26 ⏰: 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT Details below ⤵️

🌎 Where will 2026 land in the global temperature record? @berkeleyearth.org crunched the data/odds: • All-time warmest: 16% chance • 2nd warmest: 36% (most likely) • 3rd warmest: 20% • 4th warmest: 29% • 5th or lower: <1% 99% likelihood 2026 finishes as one of Earth's top 4 warmest years

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Last week's record-setting heat took a major toll on Colorado's snowpack (which was already in bad shape). We're currently sitting at 44% of average with ~2 weeks to go until our average peak. Little to no precipitation is expected over the next 7 days. #cowx

The last 7 days shattered temperature records across the U.S.: 1,500+ record highs 1,300+ record warm overnight lows 660 all-time March highs 350+ all-time March warm lows More records expected this week. More 👇& 👉 ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/data...

Some quick stats for #bcstx's first 80 days of 2026: 🌡️February: 4th warmest on record (7°F above average) 🌡️March (so far): 6th warmest on record (5.1°F above average) 🔴2026 year-to-date: tied for 5th warmest on record (with 2020)

♨️ HEAT DOME EXPANDING EAST As of Sunday afternoon, 150+ U.S. locations have broken or tied their March 22nd record highs. ~40 also set all-time March records. Our warming atmosphere—driven by carbon pollution—has made each of these records more likely.

In the words of the great poet, Lana Del Ray, NWS @hgx.weather.im has "got that [spring]time, [spring]time sadness..."

‼️First 80° & highs 20°-30° ABOVE average for March 21. 🔴Excessive, Wisconsin warmth made at least 2x more likely at this time of the year. 🗣️In other words, there's a STRONG fingerprint of climate change on today's unusually early-season heat

🥵Absolutely bonkers. As of 2pm CDT, nearly 200 locations across the U.S. have broken or tied their daily heat record for March 20th. 45 of these have also set all-time March records. Another ~85 are within 3° of breaking theirs before the day ends.

NEW: Flash attribution study from @wwattribution.bsky.social on the record-torching western U.S. heatwave The findings: • This type of heat would be VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE in mid-March without human-caused warming • In just 10yrs, this event became 4x MORE likely & 1.4°F hotter due to climate change

105° in #Phoenix today has a return interval of ~4,000 + years in March based on the historical record. It’s plotted against the highest March temp in each year back to 1896. The gray dot right under it is yesterday, otherwise the 105° would look even more errant… 1/2

♨️ EXCEPTIONAL THURSDAY OF HEAT All told: 170+ daily temperature records broken or tied across the western U.S., Canada, and Mexico for March 19th. ~36% (62 locations) also set all-time March records. #uswx

♨️ ANOTHER DAY. ANOTHER RECORD. Per @noaa.gov's WPC, Martinez Lake, AZ reached 110° Thursday, breaking the all-time U.S. March record of 108°F (set in Rio Grande City, TX in 1954, tied yesterday at North Shore, CA). 🔴 Virtually impossible heat in mid-March without human-caused climate change.

HISTORIC HEAT♨️ As of 2pm CDT Thursday, 110+ locations across the Central/Western U.S. and Canada had already broken their March 19th record highs. 20 of those also set all-time March records. Another 90 locations have a few hours left to tie or break their daily records before sunset.

🥵 Wednesday: North Shore, CA tied a 1954 record (Rio Grande City, TX) for the hottest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. 🌡️ 108°F 🔴 Made at least 5x more likely—or virtually impossible without—human-caused warming. More records (including this one) are set to fall through the weekend...

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I definitely wouldn't call yesterday's Severe Weather a "bust". Were there less tornadoes than might otherwise be expected, sure, but localized tornado probabilities were at most 15%. Damaging winds were always the bigger risk (↑60% locally) and their @nws.noaa.gov SPC forecast verified pretty well.

"For March, it’s highly unusual & we’re not quite acclimated yet...a lot of people from out of town here that are not used to this type of heat.” Strong high-pressure + warming climate = rising odds of Phoenix hitting its hottest March temps on record More from KJZZ: www.kjzz.org/science/2026...

FWIW: ♨️March-to-date: the 5th WARMEST in #bcstx's record ♨️2026 has already brought 3 record highs to Easterwood Airport. There has been no record cold ♨️Since 2020, BCS has set 82 daily temperature records. 77 (94%) highs, 5 (6%) lows Record heat continues to outpace record cold

Easterwood Airport officially dropped to 30° Tuesday morning. This is the 2nd coldest temperature recorded in #bcstx on March 17th (#1 - 29° - 1892). This also makes just the 11th freeze of the 2025-26 winter season

Not normal at all & a big blinking light of what ended as our 7th warmest winter of record. @climatecentral.org just released a new Climate Matters on earlier spring buds to help explain how warming has impacted this side of a shrinking winter season www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

Check out the mighty wall of dirt being blown southbound through Texas on 40-60mph winds behind Sunday's cold front. Ahead of that dust plume, severe storms billowing up across the Brazos Valley & southeast Texas on the wind shift #txwx

Whoa. It got way more gnarly!

Scenes from a Brazos Valley / Central Texas cold front

5:15pm: Storms to the northeast. Wind shift knocking on the door. Incoming, #bcstx!

As of 4pm, #bcstx has officially touched 86° at Easterwood Airport (as we wait for a strong, late season cold front). This is now the SECOND warmest March 15th of record. Near-record, mid-March heat now 3x more likely to occur due to climate change