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An Air Quality Alert is added to the Heat Alerts for today. Mostly sunny and very hot with highs in the lower 100s.

Excessive Heat Warning has been extended for areas north of Houston including The Woodlands, Conroe, Huntsville & Livingston until 9 pm Wednesday. Temperatures could be around 105 or higher. Heat Advisory has been extended until 9 pm Wednesday for Houston and areas south. Heat index values will likely hover around 108-112 through Wednesday evening. Stay hydrated, limit time outside during the afternoon and check on sick and elderly neighbors if you can. This stretch of hot and mostly dry weather will stick around for the rest of the week. Look for highs near triple digits through the end of the week and into next week as well. There is also an ozone action day air quality alert in place for Harris, Galveston & Brazoria counties Wednesday. If you have asthma or other respiratory issues, you may want to limit your amount of time outside.

Excessive Heat Warning has been extended for areas north of Houston including The Woodlands, Conroe, Huntsville & Livingston until 9 pm Wednesday. Temperatures could be around 105 or higher. Heat Advisory has been extended until 9 pm Wednesday for Houston and areas south. Heat index values will likely hover around 108-112 through Wednesday evening. Stay hydrated, limit time outside during the afternoon and check on sick and elderly neighbors if you can. This stretch of hot and mostly dry weather will stick around for the rest of the week. Look for highs near triple digits through the end of the week and into next week as well. There is also an ozone action day air quality alert in place for Harris, Galveston & Brazoria counties Wednesday. If you have asthma or other respiratory issues, you may want to limit your amount of time outside.

We are still tracking one tropical wave in the central Atlantic which now only has a 30% chance of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm Emily as it moves north. It is not a threat to the US coast. Things are still quiet in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean with no tropical cyclone formation expected over the next few days. In the eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Dora has formed and is moving west away from Mexico. It is expected to become a major hurricane by Thursday but is not a threat to land at this point.

The Heat Alerts continue for Southeast Texas as the heat dome is parked over Texas this week. An isolated chance for a brief downpour around Houston today. Look for highs to remain in the 100s all week long with an intensifying drought. Remember all your heat safety practices this week.

Dangerous stretch of heat continues for Houston and surrounding areas. Excessive Heat Warnings continue until 9pm Tuesday for Grimes, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Washington, Montgomery, & Liberty counties. Temperatures could get up to 105 degrees. The remainder of the area is under a Heat Advisory until 9pm Tuesday with heat index values of 108-112 likely. Remember to protect yourself from the sun and heat by using sunscreen, drinking water & taking it easy while spending time outside. We remain stuck in this pattern all week with triple digits likely. Rain chances return by the middle and end of the week but are very slim.

A tropical wave in the central Atlantic is a bit less organized today but still has a good 60% chance for development over the next 2 days & a 70% chance over the next 7 days. But it is moving north & should stay away from the US. Another Tropical wave in the western Atlantic only has a 10% to develop into a tropical system as it races to the ENE.

Dangerous stretch of heat continues for Houston and surrounding areas. Excessive Heat Warnings continue until 9pm Tuesday for Grimes, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Washington, Montgomery, & Liberty counties. Temperatures could get up to 105 degrees. The remainder of the area is under a Heat Advidory until 9pm Tuesday with heat index values of 108-112 likely. Remember to protect yourself from the sun and heat by using sunscreen, drinking water & taking it easy while spending time outside. We remain stuck in this pattern all week with triple digits likely. Rain chances return by the middle and end of the week but are very slim.

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A heat dome will park over Texas this week, so look for highs in the upper 90s and low 100s all week along with an intensifying drought. Rain chances are 10% or less each day and so far, the only tropical activity will remain in the central Atlantic ocean with a depression or tropical storm likely this week very far from land.

For now Southeast Texas is under a Heat Advisory but conditions are very close to be upgraded to an excessive heat warning. The lack of rain is also starting to show. Almost half of Texas is under drought conditions and unfortunately there is very little rain expected this week. The heat in Houston could be dangerous if you don't plan for it. Be safe this week.

For now Southeast Texas is under a Heat Advisory but conditions are very close to be upgraded to an excessive heat warning. The lack of rain is also starting to show. Almost half of Texas is under drought conditions and unfortunately there is very little rain expected this week. The heat in Houston could be dangerous if you don't plan for it. Be safe this week.