The alert was continued into Thursday as heat index values, or humidity-driven \u201cfeels like\u201d temperatures, are expected to reach up to 112 degrees, forecasters said. The heat advisory area includes Texas counties in the Interstate 35 Corridor, Hill Country and Coastal Plains.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events,\u201d the weather service said in announcing the heat advisory<\/a>. \u201cHot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,\u201d such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke.<\/p>\n Under Austin\u2019s sunny skies on Thursday<\/a>, daytime temperatures could soar to 101 degrees, with humidity making that heat feel about 10 degrees hotter. Although skies will be partly cloudy Thursday night, don\u2019t expect much relief from the heat because overnight temperatures will stay above 81 degrees into Friday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile most of the area will be dry on Thursday, we will start to see some precipitation chances return for the Coastal Plains by Thursday afternoon in association with Tropical Storm Bertha<\/a>,\u201d the weather service said in a forecast bulletin<\/a> Wednesday, adding that they remained uncertain about \u201chow much of a direct impact this storm will have across our area.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Austin on Friday has a slight 30%\u00a0chance of rain sometime between 4 a.m. and sunrise on an otherwise mostly sunny day. Temperatures are expected to reach an afternoon high of 96, accompanied by robust southerly winds at 5 to 10 mph and gusts as strong as 20 mph.<\/p>\n \u201cThings will generally dry out for the\u00a0rest of the coming weekend and into the start of next week,\u201d the weather service said.<\/p>\n