{"id":382217,"date":"2026-07-22T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/382217\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:27:08","slug":"triple-digit-heat-returns-to-texas-which-cities-could-break-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/382217\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple-digit heat returns to Texas. Which cities could break records?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heat alerts, from heat advisories to extreme heat warnings, have been issued by the National Weather Service for counties across the state. In Central Texas, a heat advisory alerting the public about an increased risk of heat-related illnesses<\/a> is in effect for areas along and east of Interstate 35 through Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

An upper-level ridge of high air pressure<\/a> is firmly in control across the state, sending temperatures soaring to around the 100-degree mark from the Texas Panhandle to North Texas, Central Texas and all the way to the coast. Cities including Amarillo, Lubbock, Dallas, Waco, Austin, Houston and Brownsville are all feeling the heat as the heat dome dominates the weather pattern.<\/p>\n

Several locations could challenge daily record highs Wednesday, including:<\/p>\n

While it will be another hot and humid day across Central Texas, Austin\u2019s records are expected to hold. The record high for Wednesday at\u00a0Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is 105 degrees, while Camp Mabry\u2019s record is 106 degrees, both set in 2018. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that the heat won\u2019t feel like that when you factor in the high humidity.<\/p>\n

Thursday will be like Wednesday, with the potential for heat advisory areas to expand as high temperatures climb to between 100 and 102 degrees and heat index values reach 105 to 110 degrees. Plenty of sunshine will dominate each day, with only a few morning clouds possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Texans who are most vulnerable to heat, especially those without access to proper cooling or hydration, will be at increased risk for heat-related illnesses over the next several days. Stay safe by drinking plenty of fluids, spending time in air conditioning, limiting time outdoors, and checking on neighbors, family members, and those who may need extra help.<\/p>\n

Never leave children or pets unattended in vehicles, as temperatures can become deadly within minutes. Also, remember pavement can get dangerously hot and burn your pet\u2019s paws. If the ground is too hot for your bare feet, it\u2019s too hot for your pet.<\/p>\n

Beyond Thursday, we will watch what is now Tropical Storm Bertha<\/a>. Over the past 24 hours it has become a little more organized but still looks like it will lose steam by the time it gets close to the Texas coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, trends are shifting the track a little further to the north, which would be good for limiting the impacts we see here in Texas,\u201d the National Weather Service said in a forecast Tuesday. \u201cOtherwise, temperatures will remain elevated and near or above normal through the long-term period and mostly dry conditions will remain in place for our region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heat alerts, from heat advisories to extreme heat warnings, have been issued by the National Weather Service for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-382217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}