Current Conditions and Heat Index
It is currently Saturday evening in Howe, Texas, and the atmosphere remains heavy with moisture and warmth. The air temperature stands at 85F, but the combination of heat and humidity pushes the feels-like temperature to a stifling 95F. Relative humidity is holding at 74%, with a dew point of 76F indicating very muggy conditions. Skies are clear, and winds are blowing from the south-southeast at 8 mph, with gusts reaching 12 mph.
Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow
Temperatures will remain elevated through the night. While the low is expected to settle near 74F, readings will climb to around 76F as the night progresses. Winds will shift slightly, coming from the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts potentially reaching 20 mph. The sky will remain mostly clear.
Tomorrow, conditions will grow even more intense. Highs will approach 92F under mostly sunny skies. The heat index is forecast to spike to 102F, creating dangerous heat stress levels. South winds will increase to around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is minimal at just 1%.
Looking ahead to tomorrow night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms emerges between 1am and 4am, followed by a continued chance of storms later in the night. Partly cloudy skies will persist with a low around 77F, rising to 79F overnight. The heat index will remain high at 100F. Winds will stay south at 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. There is a 40% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
