Houston weather: Excessive heat watch in effect Thursday evening, temps nearing 100s

Dangerous heatwave will stick around the rest of this week as potentially record breaking heat rolls in. In fact, new record high temperatures could be set Friday and Saturday as many areas climb to triple digits. Humidity will also remain high and heat index values could soar to 113 or higher for parts of the area. For that reason, the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for SE Texas from 11 AM Friday until 8 PM Saturday. This could be upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning for the next few days. That means heat precautions are needed like drinking lots of water & trying to stay inside in the AC. Also try to wear light, loose clothing & avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day. Stretch of triple digit temperatures will continue through much of next week with no relief in sight. Storm track will remain to our north so that will mean little to no rain. Grab our FOX 26 weather app to keep track of the hot weather!