How hot is it in Texas?

**Drac** · 13th July 11, 06:16 AM

Making the rounds down here.

This is Elliot, a British Bulldog, and this is an "un-posed" picture (trust me, you couldn't actually make Elliot do anything) of said pooch trying to beat the TEXAS heat after his owners emptied their cooler in the driveway in Sachse , TEXAS, just down the road from me.

Jim

**Cynthia** · 13th July 11, 06:48 AM

Oh my goodness, that's so pitifully cute! Please tell me that photo was sent in to (I think it's channel 4 or 5 in the D/FW area) the "Dog Days of Summer?" They'd love that photo! It showcases dogs cooling off, and this is one of the cutest I've seen so far

**Drac** · 13th July 11, 06:59 AM

I'll have to see.

The site you mentioned -

http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/storie...125017879.html

Jim

**bdkilted** · 13th July 11, 09:28 AM

That's great Jim. Mine just keeps fining a new place to lie on the tiles floors to stay cool. She will only go outside if we make her.

**azwildcat96** · 13th July 11, 09:47 AM

That is a great pic! But you want to talk about hot...Here in Arizona that could not have happened. We're so hot that as the ice cubes hit the concrete they spontaniously explode into a cloud of steam...

**mbhandy** · 13th July 11, 09:54 AM

Last night it was 48F here in the Mountains of Utah and it will get into the mid 80's with a humidity of 35% and that is one of the reasons I left Houston and moved to Park City.

MrBill

**starbkjrus** · 13th July 11, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by mbhandy

Last night it was 48F here in the Mountains of Utah and it will get into the mid 80's with a humidity of 35% and that is one of the reasons I left Houston and moved to Park City.

MrBill

Grrrrrrrr

90+ F here with 50% humidity. At least the humidity is not as high as usual.

**starbkjrus** · 13th July 11, 11:01 AM

Oh, and really great pic.

**Oberu** · 13th July 11, 10:26 AM

It's forecast to get as hot as 108F today in Waco, Texas.. My poor utility bill

**EagleJCS** · 13th July 11, 11:40 AM

We had a heat index of 116 F on Monday. Air temp was 97 F. When I stepped outside the 88 F house, it literally took my breath away.

Yesterday the heat index was over 110 F. The weather service issued an Air Quality Alert, warning residents with breathing diffculties to stay inside. We had some storms come through the area, dropping 3-5 inches of rain in some places, and it cooled things off for a bit, but it's hot again today.

Today, we're currently about 90 F. Humidity is currently 49% (feels like 94 F). More chances of scattered showers. Still hot and sticky. (Some folks around here call it "3-H weather": Hazy, Hot and Humid).