Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 12:58 am CDT on May 17, 2008
Through 3 am...areas of light rain with a few embedded moderate showers will moves east at 20 mph across the Rio Grande plains and brush country of south Texas. Rainfall totals will generally be less than 1/10 of an inch.
Current conditions
As of 1:56 AM CDT at Laredo, Texas
Clear
Temperature:
70°
Wind:
NNW 9 mph
Dewpoint:
63°
Humidity:
78%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 10:14 PM CDT on May 16, 2008
Rest of Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light north winds. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light southwest winds.
Flood WarningIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:43 PM CDT on May 16, 2008
The Flood Watch continues for the Rio Grande at Laredo * until Sunday evening. * At 8:15 PM Friday the stage was 8.6 feet... or 2.6 meters. * Minor flooding is possible. * Flood stage is 8 feet... or 2.4 meters. * Forecast... cresting around 10 feet... or 3.1 meters Saturday.
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
fld latest forecast 6 am lst location stg stg day time Sat sun Mon Tue Wed
Rio Grande Laredo 8 8.6 Fri 8 PM 10.1 8.0 6.8 6.4 6.3
