Another steamy stretch settles in this week with multiple 100-degree days

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Another summertime heat ridge has arrived and could bring multiple 100-degree days to Houston this week. Factor in the humidity, and feels-like temperatures will be close to 108 each day, where Heat Advisories may be issued as well.

Monday will be another bright and sunny day with a few thin high-level clouds moving in and out at times. The sunshine will help temperatures rise quickly into the mid-upper 90s with an afternoon heat index near 105 expected. There also could be a reduction in air quality for sensitive groups Monday and Tuesday afternoon with this hot and quiet pattern overhead. A Heat Advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Texas from Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

How hot will it get this week?

We expect several days when temperatures will be between 100-102 degrees thanks to another summertime heat dome parking itself over the state. Morning lows temperatures will still be in the mid-to-upper 70s, giving us some time to enjoy the day before the true heat sets in during the afternoon. But by the latter portions of next week morning lows will be in the 80s. Steamy starts, scorching afternoons where Heat Advisories may also be needed for the Houston area. The threshold for Southeast Texas to see a Heat Advisory is an afternoon heat index of 08 or more for the majority of the region.

When will the rain chance return?

A summer cool front will get close enough to us by the weekend to warrant at least a 20% chance of rain. Rain chances climb to 30% Sunday through Wednesday of the following week. And while that front may not bring a refreshing cool down, it could help keep a daily rain chance in the forecast next week and help temperatures dip back closer to their seasonal range for the first week of August.

What are you tracking in the tropics?

Saharan dust is blowing through the Atlantic with two hurricanes in the Pacific. Visit our Tropical Update page for a more in-depth tropical weather discussion and forecast.

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Southeast Texas
Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties

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