Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains
A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ270) Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX Last Update: 233 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026 |  |
| Today: East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. Tonight: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Saturday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Saturday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Sunday: Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Sunday Night: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Monday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Monday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Tuesday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Tuesday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ270) | |
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