With the hottest "feels-like" temperatures in several years now here in Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, it's critical to follow these heat-safety tips.
The combination of low pressure in the middle layers of the atmosphere and deep tropical moisture will produce a threat for isolated flash flooding for Saturday through Saturday night.
After hot temperatures to end the week, a robust chance of rain will return for early in the weekend due to low pressure in the middle layers of the atmosphere. The heat will return beginning late in the weekend.
In the Location column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. A new window will open.
In the Wind column, the letter indicates direction the wind blows from (N=North, E=East, S=South, W=West, NE=Northeast, etc). VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH.
In the Baro (pressure) column, values are in inches.
In the Remarks column, HX is the Heat Index and WCI is Wind Chill Index (if shown). These are "Feels Like" temperatures. VSB is Visibility. "N/A" will be displayed if values are not available.
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