Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone is enjoying this hot summer weather… and staying safe in the heat! We beat the record high of 102 at Camp Mabry again today. We’ve reached 103 so far. A heat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. For tips to beat the heat click here.

Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
332 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR A LARGE PORTION
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR AND
OVER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS..WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER
7 PM THIS EVENING. FORECAST LOWS WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH
HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE ADVISORY AREA..
THUS CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE WILL NOT BE REACHED.

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WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-
GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-
KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...
BASTROP...GIDDINGS...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...
NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...
CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...
KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
332 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR A LARGE PORTION
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR AND
OVER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS..WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER
7 PM THIS EVENING. FORECAST LOWS WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S
WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.. THUS CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE WILL NOT BE REACHED.

UNTIL 7 PM HOWEVER..THE HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

A frontal boundary is sparking strong storms over the panhandle this afternoon. Hail and wind are the primary threats.

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE/NORTHWEST TEXAS EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL 800 PM CDT. HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 80 MILES SOUTH OF LUBBOCK TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). REMEMBER…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

That weak cold front will drop into Central Texas Sunday and become the catalyst for scattered afternoon showers/t-storms.

Sunday will start out mostly sunny then more cloud cover develops for the afternoon. Temperatures will depend greatly on the cloudy cover and rain activity. Areas that see more sun and stay mostly dry will see temps above 100 elsewhere could stay in the upper 90s. As the front washes out Monday, a few more storms are possible through the afternoon and evening hours.