Though hot and sunny weather returns on Tuesday, Aug. 5, triple-digit temperatures don’t return until the end of the week. Here is the complete forecast for the week of Aug. 4:

An isolated storm later in the day can't be ruled out but most of North Texas will be dry by lunchtime. The rain cooled temperatures into the upper 60s this morning and afternoon highs will top out around 90 degrees.

The Monday morning rain cooled temperatures into the upper 60s this morning and afternoon highs will top out around 90 degrees.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in response accused the lawmakers who left the state of a "deliberate plan not to show up for work, for the specific purpose of abdicating the duties of their office and thwarting the chamber’s business," and warned that they could face the potential loss of their seats and potential legal consequences.

Texas House Democrats left the state in a desperate bid to block an aggressively partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans with the support of President Donald Trump.

Texas Democrats are fleeing the state to block a redistricting vote that could give Republicans five new U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections cycle, the AP reported Sunday.