The city of Austin is set to experience another scorching day, with today's temperatures soaring to a high near 102 degrees and the heat index reaching a potentially hazardous 106, the calm winds of the morning are expected to pick up slightly at around 5 mph from the southeast as the day progresses, according to the National Weather Service.
A Heat Advisory is in force until Friday evening due to the continued heatwave, the advisory warns of temperatures climbing up to 104° and heat index values could surge up to 110°, so much heat it's hard to figure where to escape it, and to make matters worse, an Ozone Action Day is in place for the I-35 corridor including Bastrop and Caldwell County, indicating a higher concentration of ground-level ozone that can trigger health problems for those with respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, this is according to KXAN.
The oppressive heat is expected to extend into the night, offering minimal relief with lows predicted around 79 degrees, while this weekend continues the trend with sunny skies and hot temperatures, highs hovering around the century mark, and calm evening winds, according to the forecast from National Weather Service.
Despite the searing heat, there is a glimmer of hope for some respite with chances of rain and storms at 20% on Friday and possibly 10% on Saturday however even if the skies open, any significant cooling is unlikely, we should not expect more than a quarter inch of rain, localized downpours could deliver more in specific areas, but the triple-digit temperatures are here to stay for at least the next week, it seems that any potential for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico that might have brought changes to the weather pattern has dissipated with the chances now at 0% as per the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
