Heat index hits 112°F | Fox 26 Houston Forecast

Houston has hit 100 degrees for five days in a row and today could make day six. Even if we "only" hit 99, it will still continue a heat wave that will continue through the end of the week. Each day will bring a very slight chance for an isolated storms or two, but by early next week, low pressure will move in and bring more clouds, showers and temperatures closer to average. In the meantime, our heat index could reach as high as 112 today, so stay in the air conditioning as much as possible. Amazingly pleasant weather has moved into the Midwest and East Coast where lows this morning dropped to the 50s. In the tropics, Ernesto is gone and there is nothing urgent in the short term with Saharan dust across the Atlantic Ocean and no impressive tropical waves for now. In the Pacific Ocean, a hurricane could form and threaten Hawaii later this week.