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Triple-digit weather temperatures will mean Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are Weather Impact Alert Days in the Coastal Bend. A temperature north of 100 degrees is one of the criteria for issuing an alert day.
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Wednesday will be hot. High temperatures in the lower 100s in Corpus Christi, which will be near record warmth. The record high for the date is 100.
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The heat index will quickly rise to over 100° on Wednesday morning; likely by around 10am in the morning. It'll stay over 100° through the evening, maxing out at around 112 in Corpus Christi.
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Some locations will top out over 115 on the heat index, which would mean that the weather service may have another excessive heat advisory for parts of the area, Wednesday.
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The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature will also be in the 'extreme' category, Wednesday. The Wet bulb globe temperature is a value that accounts for things like air temperature, humidity, sun angle, wind, and cloud overage. It'll be in the extreme category again on Thursday.
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By Friday, air temperatures start to top out below 100°, which will mean we remove the weather impact alert tag from our forecasts.
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Reminder, do not leave pets, elderly, or children in a car that is not on with A/C running. With air temperatures up around 100° the temperature inside a car that is turned off with the windows up could reach 120 in just 10 minutes and over 140 after an hour.
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There is some hope for slightly cooler temperatures heading into next week. Head here for the latest on that and the rest of the forecast, which includes a chance for rain.