Forecast and Conditions for Palmview, Texas

Updated: 10:05 PM CDT on July 05, 2009
Observed at ASOS_HFM MILLER INTL, TX, McAllen, Texas
Temperature 86 °F
Humidity 66%
Dew Point 73 °F
Wind SSE at 16 mph
Pressure 29.84 in (Rising)
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10.0 miles
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 107 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 80 °F
Normal high 96 °F
Normal low 75 °F
Record high 102 °F (2005)
Record low 70 °F (1941)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 29
Sunrise06:45 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:29 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise07:29 PM (CDT)
Moon Set05:05 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 in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph until early morning becoming light. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the evening.
Monday
Sunny. Highs around 103. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 114.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph until early morning becoming light. Heat index readings 105 to 111 in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs around 103. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 112.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 102. Heat index readings 105 to 115.
Wednesday Night through Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index readings 105 to 111.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index readings 105 to 106 in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index readings 105 to 106 in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday
Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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