Temperatures are rising and heat advisories have been issued for Houston; This is how hot it will be

HOUSTON – It’s summer in Houston and you know what that means. It’s hot, very hot.

Heat advisories have been issued for Tuesday for the Houston area. In fact, it looks like temperatures will be near or above 108 degrees.

Let’s take a look at heat and its causes.

The heat

As I mentioned, heat advisories were issued Tuesday for most of Southeast Texas. The advisory lasts from noon to 8 p.m. The only exception will be coastal counties where the water will help maintain temperatures and make temperatures feel a few degrees cooler than further north. However, it will still be hot along the coast.

It looks like the temperature in Houston will be over 100 degrees every day this week. Our forecast calls for a heat index between 104 Friday and 107 Tuesday. For this reason, I imagine we could have heat advisories reissued for several days this week.

So what causes high temperatures? Currently, an upper atmospheric high pressure system is located over Mexico. Inside this zone, the air compresses and heats up at the surface. It then expands, creating a dome, hence the name thermal dome. This is a fairly common phenomenon in summer in this part of the country. Next week, it looks like the high will begin to slide eastward, directly over Texas at some point, and is expected to continue moving eastward from there. Because of this, it looks like temperatures could be even warmer next week.

You can see the forecast for the evolution of this maximum in the latest temperature forecasts. The Deep South is expected to experience above-average temperatures for the week of July 2 to 8. You can thank this high pressure system that will move toward the southeast coast of the United States.

Preview

• Heat advisories were issued Tuesday for most of Southeast Texas as it appears temperatures will approach or exceed 108 degrees.

• The heat is caused by an area of ​​high pressure over Mexico, which will slide eastward over the coming week, bringing higher than average temperatures to the Deep South.

With temperatures rising, it’s time to think about heat safety. Stay indoors as much as possible. If you must be outside for long periods of time, make sure you drink plenty of water. Check on your neighbors, especially the elderly. Also make sure that children tolerate the heat well.