Tropical Troubles? Monitoring Bertha; But Also Focus on the Heat!
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Weather Provided By: Coy Bailey II (MCTX Weather)

(07/20/2026) Madison County Rain Total: —

Current Burn Bans: None!
Current Watches, Warnings, & Advisories: None!

Forecast Discussion:
A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BRAZOS VALLEY THROUGH 8PM TUESDAY. Moving into the last ten days of July with extended summertime heat and humidity across Southeast Texas. A heat dome forms over the Brazos Valley through the next several days, bringing intense heat and drier weather. Afternoon highs move into the middle/upper 90s each day throughout the upcoming week, with the some of us marking our first 100° day since summer 2024. We’ll begin the week with drier, less humid air overhead because of a light southwest wind and Saharan dust, but humidity quickly increases, leading to increasing heat index values near heat advisory criteria. Our largest focus this week will be the heat, but we’ve also got our eyes on the Gulf.

Tropical Storm #Bertha has formed in the Northeast Gulf, offshore of the Florida. This system looks to move into Southeast Louisiana near New Orleans by midweek, but from there it depends on the movement of this system and where it ends up if it has impacts to the Brazos Valley. A more northward track across Louisiana could make this system weaker because of wind shear and moving overland, but if Bertha moves further south over the Gulf waters, it could bring local impacts to the Brazos Valley. For now, the Brazos Valley is more favored with a northward track bringing little to no impacts locally. We’ll continue to keep you posted throughout the upcoming week, as we get a better hold of this system.

5-Day Weather Outlook:
Tuesday: High 100. Low 79. Sunny. Heat 109°.
Wednesday: High 101. Low 81. Sunny. Heat index: 111°.
Thursday: High 99. Low 78. Sunny.
Friday: High 98. Low 78. Sunny.
Saturday: High 97. Low 77. Sunny.

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