Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 3:08:48 pm CDT

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Nueces River Flooding

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The Nueces river at Tilden is expected to remain in moderate flood today and fall below flood stage by Wednesday. The Nueces river at Three Rivers is expected to drop from major flood to moderate flood today. Gradual rise on Lake Corpus Christi continues.

Mostly sunny skies can be expected today. Temperatures will range from around 100-103 for the western part of the area and in the 90s east. These hot temperatures combined with the humidity will lead to heat index values between 105 and 109 with isolated areas briefly up to 113.

Sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 80s can be expected across area beaches today. Southeast wind around 15 MPH. There is a low risk of rip currents. However, dangerous swimming conditions are still possible, especially near piers and jetties.

Partly cloudy and muggy tonight. South to southeast winds 5-15 mph. Lows mainly in the mid and upper 70s, around 80 along the coast.

Summer time conditions continue. Skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy along with hot and humid conditions through the week and into the weekend. There is a low 5-20% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday through the weekend.

*Hourly Weather Roundup ( )*
*Location*	*Sky/Weather*	*Temp*	*Dewpt*	RH	*Wind*	*Baro*	*Remarks*
Alice	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beeville	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corpus Christi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corpus Christi NAS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cotulla	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kingsville NAS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laredo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Port Lavaca	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rockport	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Victoria	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, 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 "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).

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Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

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