Tag: Weather
30% chance of tropical cyclone development in Bay of Campeche, NHC says
The National Hurricane Center said at 2 p.m. Wednesday that there is a 30% chance of tropical cyclone development in the Bay of Campeche over the next week.
Valley will continue to experience intense heat through at least mid-July
The June-August outlook from the National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley, released on Monday, predicts more of the same in terms of extremely hot and dry conditions in deep South Texas through at least mid-July.
‘It’s pretty bleak’: Valley reservoirs fall below 20% for first time in decades
As the spring sunshine continues to scorch, the combined storage at the two international reservoirs that supply the bulk of the Rio Grande Valley’s freshwater has done something it hasn’t done in decades — fallen below 20%.
Forecasters say a perfect storm of conditions indicates busy hurricane season
Between the unseasonably warm waters already occurring in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and the high likelihood of a La Niña developing later this year, weather scientists are predicting that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season may be one of the busiest on record.
Dangerously high temps return to Valley for Memorial Day weekend
The official first day of summer is still a month away, though extreme summer-like weather just won’t leave the Rio Grande Valley alone.
First real heat wave to hit Valley bringing dangerous temps
The Rio Grande Valley is in for dangerously hot temperatures this week through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station.
Agriculture burning in Mexico impacting Valley; triple digits possible next week
Notice that haze in the air?
NWS outlook: Valley faces increasing hot, dry conditions
Like rain, good news is in short supply in the May-July outlook for the Rio Grande Valley and deep South Texas ranchlands from the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station.
NWS outlook for Valley predicts continued dire situation for reservoirs
The National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station released its April-June outlook for the Rio Grande Valley on Good Friday, though there wasn’t much else good about it.
Sugar mill closing amid water crisis; $100 million impact expected
SANTA ROSA — Two years of crushing drought along with drying-up water supplies are forcing Texas’ last sugar mill to close after more than 50 years, cutting $100 million out of the economy and about 500 jobs.