In West Texas, we are in a drought. And the temperatures have been amazingly high, breaking 100 degrees so many days.
The last couple of mornings, the clouds have circled Lubbock proper. I have a theory that the urban center of Lubbock creates so much hot air: from carbon emission engines, reflected heat from roofs, tarmac, concrete and cement, and other buildings that have high carbon footprints, that the moisture that might be available overhead evaporates...
Tonight, the clouds have built, and I can smell the ozone and rain in the air. The wind is up, so I can also see the dust from the uncultivated fields around the city.
A coworker has said that the Farmer's Almanac http://www.almanac.com/ has predicted rains for mid July and into August. Let us hope this is correct.
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