Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM (GMZ250) Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX Last Update: 151 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026 |  |
| Today: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Tonight: Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Saturday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Saturday Night: South winds around 15 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Sunday Night: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Monday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Monday Night: South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM (GMZ250) | |
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