Today is the North Texas Metroplex Election Day!

There are two parts that concern me:

1. The Hicks/Gilliam city council district 8 race here in Ft. Worth,

2. The "strong mayor" proposal in Dallas.

I'm hoping for a Hicks victory, because she is the Democrat. Gilliam won't do anything for the district.

The strong mayor proposal in Dallas NEEDS TO BE DEFEATED!!! If Republican Laura Miller gets that proposal passed, she will become a city dictator. She will eliminate the city council's authority, she will obliterate the voice of African-Americans, and she will damage the environment. She will turn the city into a 1950 segregation city. LET'S DEFEAT THAT PROPOSAL!

May 4:

7am Temperature: 50, Humidity: 70%, Wind: Calm, Last 12 hours' precipitation: .75 inches

7pm Temperature: 59 Humidity: 71% Wind: Calm Last 12 hours' precipitation: .2 inches

There were nimbostratus clouds all day.

May 5:

7am Temperature: 62, Humidity: 77, Wind: Calm, Precip. (last 12 hrs): .2 inches

7pm Temperature: 74, Humidity: 55, Wind: Calm, Precip, last 12 hrs: .1 inches

7am clouds: Nimbostratus, Altocumulus, Altostratus

7pm Clouds: Cirrus, Altocumulus

May 6:

7am Temperature: 64, Humidity: 69%, Wind: Calm, No rain

7pm Temperature: 85, Humidity: 30%, Wind: Northwest at 6, No rain

7am clouds: Altocumulus

7pm clouds: Cirrus, Altocumulus

8am temperature: 50 Humidity: 60 Wind: North 3 mph

8pm Temperature: 57 Humidity: 33 Wind: North, 3 mph.

No rain fell. Altocumulus and altostratus were the dominant cloud types.

Forecast: Wednesday: High 66. Low 49. A chance of rain. Winds North at 5-10 mph.

Thursday: Slight chance of showers. High 67. Low 51. Winds Northwest, 5-10 mph.

Friday: Clearing. High 70. Low 54.

Saturday and Sunday: Highs around 70, lows in the mid to upper 50s. Variably Cloudy.

Monday: Chance of storms late. High 80, low 58.

Tuesday: Chance of storms, high 78. Low 60.

Today, Wednesday, Thursday: Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Chance of rain each day. Winds north west at 10-20 mph.

Friday: A dwindling chance of rain. Highs just below 70, lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday: Mostly Sunny. High 72, low 55.

High was 78. The main cloud types were: cirrus, altocumulus, and cirrostratus. The wind was from the north, up to 20 mph.

Forecast: Tonight: Low 50. Winds from the north, 5-15 mph.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Highs from 68 to 75. Lows around 51. Slight chance of rain.

Friday: Partly Sunny. High 80. Low 63.

Rest of today: High 80, variably cloudy. Winds variable, 5-10 mph.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Storms and showers. Highs near 70, lows near 50. Winds variable, 5-15 mph.

Friday: Scattered showers, high 70. Low 52.

Saturday: Morning storms. High 68. Low 48.

Temperature: 50 at 9 AM. 60 at 8:30 PM.

Humidity Average: 42%

There were some altocumulus clouds in the morning, but they cleared by noon, and no clouds have formed since.

Forecast:

Tonight: Clear. Low 45. Winds are going to be light form the north.

Sunday: Variably Cloudy. High 71. Low 48. Northwast winds from 5-10 mph.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Highs in the lower 70s, lows around 50. Storms possible all days. Winds variable, 5-15 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of storms. High 77. Low 54.

The high was 87. The low was 57. There were stratus clouds in the morning, changing to cirrostratus in the afternoon. There were north winds up to 15 mph.

Forecast:

Tonight (Friday Night): Low 47. Mostly Cloudy. North winds 5-10 mph.

Saturday: Variably cloudy. High 73. Low 45. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Sunday: High 76. Low 51. Variably Cloudy, then cloudy for later in the day. Variable winds 5-15 mph.

Monday: Partly Cloudy. High 80. Low 59. Storms late in the afternoon, some severe.

Tuesday: Storms. High 73. Low 50.

Wednesday: Early Morning Storms. High 78. Low 60.

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy. High 80. Low 64.

Friday: Variably Cloudy. High 83. Low 65.

The high was 90. The low was 62. The wind was from the southwest, up to 20 mph. There were no clouds except for a few cirrus and cirrocumulus patches near noon.

Forecast:

Friday: High 77, low 50. Sunny. North winds from 5-15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. High 77. Low 57. North winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Increasing clouds. High 80. Low 58.

Monday: Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 84. Low 61. Some severe storms.

Tuesday: Chance of storms in the early morning. Clearing later. Cooler. High 76. Low 57.

Wednesday: Variably Cloudy. High 80. Low 61.

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy. High 84. Low 62.

The high was 85. The low was 56. There were no clouds until afternoon, and those were fair weather cumulus to the Southwest. Those disappeared, and they changed to altocumulus to the North. The wind was from the north this morning, then with the passage of a warm front, switched to the South West. That front will be the cause of warmer temperatures before the next storm.

Forecast:

Thursday: Sunny and hotter. High 92, low 63. Winds from the Southwest at 5-15 mph.

Friday: Partly cloudy and still hot. High 90, low 66. Winds variable from 5-10 mph. Chance of Thunderstorms late in the evening, some severe.

Saturday: Storms. High 85. Low 63.

Sunday: Cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and the possible thunderstorm. Cooler. High 75. Low 57.

Monday: Storms in the afternoon, some severe. High 80. Low 60.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. A very slight chance of storms. Cooler. High 72. Low 51.

Wednesday: Variably cloudy. High 73. Low 53.

The high was 75. There were no clouds in the early to mid morning, then a plethora of clouds appeared: cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus. That combined and lowered into nimbostratus, which produced a rain, which we really needed. That will break and turn to scattered altocumulus by morning. The wind was light and variable.

Forecast:

Monday: PM Storms, some severe, high 77. Low 51.

Tuesday: Clearing. High 73. Low 53.

Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. High 76. Low 58.

Thursday: Partly Cloudy. High 80. Low 60.

Friday: Mostly Cloudy, very slight chance of PM Storms. High 79. Low 63.

Saturday: Storms, some severe. High 76. Low 58.

Sunday: Chance of Rain in the early morning. High 73. Low 56.

Monday: Mostly Sunny. High 71. Low 50.

Well, May 7 is the Fort Worth City Council Election. The candidiates

District 8 are:

Democrat: Kathleen Hicks (my whole family is voting for her)

Republican: Monnie Gilliam

Well, my problem? I live in a mainly Democratic district, registering more votes for Democratic candidates on a city, state, or national level. But, Gilliam is popular because he lives only ONE STREET away. That means that on my street, and his home street, "VOTE Gilliam" signs are popping up everywhere, along with scattered signs elsewhere. That scares me. There are a bunch of "Hicks for City Council" signs too,  but Gilliam signs outnumber them.

One good thing: I live in the central areas of Dist. 8. The northern areas are big Hicks supporters, and the southern sections too. Those areas represent most of the population. Tonight, I might take a short walk along my street, and count the signs. I'll never know the result until the election...anyway, I think that Hicks got over $29,000 more than Gilliam.

The high was 84. There were a few altocumulus patches in the morning, changing to a mix of cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, and altocumulus by onn, and becoming all altocumulus and cirrus by afternoon. The wind was from the south, up to 15 mph. No rain today, although there's a chance of storms all this week.