You can't negotiate with the atmosphere. Mother Nature doesn't take requests. Weather is a metaphor for business and life. One of my weather-tech companies got down to Plan K before we turned things around, but in life all you can do is have a Plan B and Plan C. Especially on a notoriously wet holiday like the 4th of July.
My 4-year old grandson was in a two-block parade Thursday that somehow beat the odds and went off on time. No rain. Inside knowledge, good planning or a superior Doppler? Nope. Just a rare stroke of good luck. Too many parties moved into garages.
Thursday was the wettest day — we dry out Friday with enough sunshine for upper 70s. A much better shot at quality yard or lake time. Another swarm of showers and thunderstorms arrives midday and afternoon hours Saturday, but Sunday looks a little drier, with clouds lingering much of the day. A C- or D+ holiday weekend. The drought is over.
And I take zero pleasure in reporting dry weather and 80s returning next week. I fear holidays are cursed.
![Visitors pass a restaurant closed in advance of Beryl, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Port Aransas, Texas.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UVSLISABZRGD5L77CVGSUI6D5E.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it's expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength
Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
![Visitors crowd the beaches, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Port Aransas, Texas, ahead of Hurricane Beryl.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/A3SQ34CSAZBW5AIKMJK3GJFJI4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)