If you thought this summer heat couldn’t get any worse, buckle up for a rough weekend.
Saturday’s high in Dallas-Fort Worth could reach 108 degrees, according to the KXAS-TV (NBC5), and Sunday could hit 110. That means Sunday could be the hottest day of the year, and just three degrees from the highest temperature ever recorded in Dallas-Fort Worth history.
The last time the official high temperature for the region was at least 110 degrees was in 2011.
The high for Dallas-Fort Worth so far in 2023 is 109 degrees, reached Thursday and Friday, according to National Weather Service data, and Friday was the region’s 17th day where the high was 105 or higher. Only 2011 and 1980 had more such days.
The heat has put some strain on Texas’ infrastructure. ERCOT called on Texans to voluntarily conserve energy Thursday, and at least two North Texas cities warned residents of possible power blackouts heading into the weekend.
Sanger, about 45 miles northwest of downtown Dallas in Denton County, warned residents of possible rolling blackouts through the weekend.
“While this heat is hard on us, it also puts strain on our system,” a message on the city’s website said.
Some customers might see rolling outages from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the city said.
The persistent heat dome plaguing the state this year has had fatal consequences. Eleven people have died from the heat in Tarrant County this summer.
The city of Dallas is opening emergency cooling centers Sunday in anticipation of the extreme heat.
The latest NBC5 forecast:
- SATURDAY: Sunny and very hot. Low: 83. High: 108.
- SUNDAY: Sunny and very hot. Low: 83. High: 110.
- MONDAY: Mostly sunny and very hot. Low: 83. High: 105.
- TUESDAY: Partly sunny and hot. Low: 83. High: 103.
- WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny and hot. Low: 81. High: 102.