Forecast and Conditions for Brownsville, Texas

Updated: 9:08 PM CDT on July 05, 2009 Observed at Brownsville Public Library - Central Blvd., Brownsville, Texas
Temperature	84.4 °F
Humidity	7%
Dew Point	14 °F
Wind	SE at 14.0 mph
Pressure	29.81 in (Rising)
Conditions	Clear
Visibility	10.0 miles
Clouds	Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum	100 °F
Yesterday's Minimum	80 °F
Normal high	92 °F
Normal low	75 °F
Record high	98 °F (1900)
Record low	68 °F (1901)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days	0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days	25
Sunrise	06:43 AM (CDT)
Sunset	08:25 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise	07:25 PM (CDT)
Moon Set	05:03 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase

Heat Advisory Statement as of 2:35 PM CDT on July 5, 2009

... Heat advisory now in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday...

The heat advisory is now in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday.

A combination of high temperatures with high relative humidity
will produce widespread heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees
across the Rio Grande Valley Sunday and Monday afternoons.
Overnight low temperatures will only lower between 75 to 82
degrees.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Managers of personnel working outside today and Monday should be
aware of the need for plenty of breaks and ample water and rest
for workers.

Children... the elderly and people with chronic ailments are
usually the first to suffer from excessive heat. Cramps or in
extreme cases heat exhaustion and heat stroke can result from
prolonged exposure to these oppressive conditions. Please take
the responsibility of checking on people who may be at risk today
and Monday.

A heat advisory is issued when the heat index... a measure of how
it feels when temperature and humidity are combined... equals or
exceeds 111 for 2 hours or more during the day... and observed
nighttime temperatures remain 75 degrees or above... for two
consecutive days or more.

Forecast as of 3:03 PM CDT on July 5, 2009
Heat advisory in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday...

	Tonight Clear. Lows around 80. South winds around 20 mph becoming light. Heat index readings 105 to 109 in the evening.
	Monday Sunny...breezy. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Heat index readings 105 to 112.
	Monday Night Clear. Lows around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph until early morning becoming light. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the evening.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 100. South winds around 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Heat index readings 105 to 111.
	Tuesday Night Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the south around 10 mph after midnight. Heat index readings 105 to 109 in the evening.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index readings 105 to 113 in the afternoon.
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the evening.
	Thursday Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index readings 105 to 108 in the afternoon.
	Thursday Night Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index readings 105 to 106 in the evening.
	Friday Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Friday Night Cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.