HOUSTON (CW39) — The heat is the main weather story for the day Wednesday as temperatures will hit 101 degrees with feels-like temperatures will be even higher near 113.

What to Know

Ozone Action Day today with an Air Quality Alert

Extreme Heat Warning as temps hit 100s

Bertha moving as a tropical storm 50 miles East northeast of the Mouth of the Mississippi

Extreme heat

Dangerously hot weather is expected Wednesday with heat index values up to 116 expected.

Heat related illness is possible during this time.

The extreme heat warning will be in affect from 11 am this morning until 8 pm this evening for portions of SE Texas.

Bertha moving along Gulf Coast

The newest update from the NHC notes Bertha will continue as a tropical storm close to the Texas/Louisiana boarder Thursday around 1 pm.

Right after getting close to Galveston, the storm will weaken as a tropical depression. This means winds will be less than 39 mph approaching our coast.

Limited rainfall to SE Texas from Bertha.

Galveston is no longer in the area for excessive rainfall from Bertha but Corpus Christi now is.

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