Dallas Weather: Extreme heat warnings extended through Wednesday
Dallas Weather: Aug. 18 evening forecast
FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Berkeley Taylor talks about more triple-digit heat in the extended forecast.
DALLAS - An Extreme Heat Warning for most of North Texas has been extended through at least Wednesday evening.
But the sweltering late-summer conditions did not prevent students from moving into their dorms at the University of Texas at Dallas on Tuesday.
Extreme Heat Warning
The National Weather Service has officially extended the Extreme Heat Warning for most of North Texas through 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
The advisories are expected to remain in place throughout the end of the week with afternoon high temperatures climbing above 105 degrees.
The next opportunity for rain or a weak frontal boundary arrives on Friday, though the ridge of high pressure is likely to maintain above-normal temperatures well into next week.
In other words, don’t expect a break from the heat any time soon.
Fire Danger
While the air feels drier, that low humidity combined with intense heat increases the potential for grass fires and wildfire activity through the middle of the week.
SKY 4 flew over at least one grass fire on Pioneer Drive not far from DFW Airport in Irving on Tuesday afternoon.
The Irving Fire Department said the fire scorched several acres of land and is now about 90% contained.
Fires on Monday night also destroyed several businesses in Arlington, destroyed a vacant home in South Dallas, and killed three people in Parker County.
College Move-In Day
UT Dallas students brave summer heat during move in day
Despite the 100+ degree temperatures outside, incoming freshman at UT Dallas moved in to college on Tuesday. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more on how students are beating the heat.
UTD students excited to move into college didn’t sweat the extreme heat in North Texas on Tuesday. The university worked to minimize the time outside for both families and student coordinators.
Cars were allowed to pull up. Parents and students unloaded their belongings into large bins, and then parents could park and return to help in the air conditioning.
Peer advisors came prepared for the extreme heat with plenty of water and fans.
Students also received a surprise welcome from UTD President Dr. Prabhas Moghe, who argued a hot move-in day is better than a cold move-in day.
"I got my PhD at University of Minnesota. I walked to the grad school in negative 70 wind chill. I’ll take this heave over that because that’s when the water in your eyeballs freeze," Dr. Moghe said.
Roughly 4,000 students are moving in at UTD this week.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the FOX 4 Weather team, the National Weather Service, and interviews with families and university officials during Tuesday's move-in day at the University of Texas at Dallas.