Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 10:26:17 am CDT

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The Nueces River at Cotulla is gradually falling, but will remain in major flood levels through the weekend. Downstream at Tilden, the river is forecast to begin rising today with a rapid increase on Saturday into major flood stage.

The Frio River at Tilden has crested just below 30 feet and will gradually fall over the next several days. The river is expected to fall below major flood stage early Friday and below flood stage late in the weekend.

4 AM Update: Tropical Storm Bertha continues moving westward toward the Texas coast. The storm will move inland later today. Showers and thunderstorms are expected for South Texas especially this evening and tonight. 1-3 inches of rain are possible south of a line from Victoria to Laredo.

A hot day is in store for most of South Texas today. Heat index values will climb as high as 110-113°F this afternoon, increasing the Heat Risk to Major (level 3 of 4). As such, a Heat Advisory has been issued for portions of the area. Make sure to hydrate and take plenty of AC/shade breaks if you plan to be outdoors.

A small craft advisory is in effect north of Port Aransas this afternoon and tonight. Southerly winds around 20 knots and gusts around 30 knots are expected.

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies today with showers and storms developing east in the afternoon. Hot conditions continue with highs in the mid 90s along the coast and triple digits inland and heat indices 100-113°F. Southeasterly winds of 5-15 mph.

Scattered showers and storms will develop this afternoon and tonight. There is a moderate risk of rip currents today. Please continue to use caution if entering the waters.

*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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