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HEAT ADVISORY has been extended until 7 PM Friday with heat index values expected to climb to around 105 - 110. Actual temperatures are likely climbing to the upper 90s Friday and again on Saturday. There will however be a gradual shift to a more unsettled weather pattern that will include less heat, more clouds, and more rain. Isolated showers and storms return by Sunday afternoon with better chances for scattered storms on Monday and the Fourth of July on Tuesday. The best chance for storms on the Fourth of July will be from 1 - 7 p.m. Make sure to head indoors if you hear thunder or see lightning! A few heavy downpours may also impact your holiday outdoor plans. Unsettled weather continues with more rain and storms Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures in the low to middle 90s.

There's a disturbance in the SW Atlantic that has a very low chance for tropical cyclone development over the next 2-7 days as it gets closer to Bermuda. In the eastern Pacific, it's very active with newly formed Tropical Storm Beatriz near SW Mexico & Hurricane Adrian. The Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean remain quiet for now.

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Live & breaking news for the We are still looking at a couple more days worth of heat alerts through at least the start of the weekend before we start to notice the pattern shift that will take place for most of next week. Hot, dry days linger through Saturday and by Sunday cloud cover increases with a few isolated light showers through Monday. Unfortunately, for the July 4th holiday locally scattered showers and storms will be in the mix. In fact, much of next week looks on and off unsettled. The good news is, it comes with a decline in temperatures, and daytime highs will be much more reasonable, closer to our average for this time of year in the low-mid 90s. entire Houston area.

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We are on day 21 of above normal high temperatures and another day with a heat advisory in effect. We'll stay very warm through the weekend, but as high pressure shifts to our east and weakens, it should allow temps to return to normal by the Fourth of July with scattered showers and storms possible.

Heat Dome remains parked over Texas and that means more hot and dry weather. HEAT ADVISORY remains in effect until 7 PM Thursday for Heat Index values of 105-112 possible. The heat dome will keep sliding east this weekend and next week allowing for a few changes. Low rain chances return to the area this weekend with more clouds and a better shot for spotty rain and storms next week. Temperatures will also be closer to average next week in the middle 90s instead of around triple digits. Still practice heat safety and take it easy in the sizzling temps! Drink lots of water, limit time outside during hottest part of the day, take breaks in the shade while outside and double check your car for kids or pets before you walk away. Scattered showers are expected for the Fourth of July holiday Tuesday but it should not be a washout. Download our FOX 26 Weather App for all of the latest information on the heat and the tropics!

Heat Dome remains parked over Texas and that means more hot and dry weather. HEAT ADVISORY remains in effect until 7 PM Thursday for Heat Index values of 105-112 possible. The heat dome will keep sliding east this weekend and next week allowing for a few changes. Low rain chances return to the area this weekend with more clouds and a better shot for spotty rain and storms next week. Temperatures will also be closer to average next week in the middle 90s instead of around triple digits. Still, practice heat safety and take it easy in the sizzling temps! Drink lots of water, limit time outside during the hottest part of the day, take breaks in the shade while outside, and double-check your car for kids or pets before you walk away. Scattered showers are expected for the Fourth of July holiday Tuesday but it should not be a washout. Download our FOX 26 Weather App for all of the latest information on the heat and the tropics!

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Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are quiet with no tropical cyclones expected to form over the next few days. Area of disturbed weather in SW Atlantic is being monitored for tropical development. There's only a 10-20% chance over the next 2-7 days. Adrian has become a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific but is not a threat to Mexico or the United States as it is moving west.

Our heat wave is expected to continue for the rest of the week and into Sunday. Early next week, the "heat dome" may move out which could allow Texas to return to normal for a few days with mid 90s.