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Fall in Texas will begin hotter than usual

Water misters help patrons cool off in the summertime heat at Guero鈥檚 Taco Bar in Austin.
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Water misters help patrons cool off in the summertime heat at Guero鈥檚 Taco Bar in Austin.

Temperatures will be close to record highs in parts of the state when fall begins on Thursday

An area of high pressure covering most of the state will mean a very hot start to Autumn in Texas when it officially begins Thursday.

Katherine Walts is a National Weather Service Meteorologist in Galveston.

鈥淎ll the rain and cooler weather is remaining well northeast of us,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 basically like New England and the Midwest that鈥檚 getting those cooler and rainier temperatures, while we鈥檙e stuck under that high pressure.鈥

There is some relief coming by early next week, but even then, temperatures will still be above average.

鈥淓ach day we鈥檙e going to be creeping into the upper 90s and near 100 degrees. I don鈥檛 really see it cooling 鈥 and not even then by much 鈥 by Monday maybe the low 90s," Walts said.

If there's any good news, she says that the dewpoint is down, which translates to slightly lower humidity. Barring any tropical systems entering the gulf and threatening the Texas coastline, the rest of the month looks to be mostly warm and dry.