Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 2:17 am CDT on May 17, 2008
An area of rain with embedded showers and thunderstorms is spreading northeast across southeast Hidalgo and much of Cameron counties as well as extreme southern Willacy County. The heaviest rain will spread across southeast Cameron mainly over the Brownsville Metro area...Port Isabel and South Padre Island. The rain is moving northeast at 25 mph and extends well southwest into Mexico. Rainfall amounts will average around one tenth of an inch with isolated areas seeing between one quarter and one half inch.
Current conditions
As of 1:53 AM CDT at McAllen, Texas
Partly Cloudy
Temperature:
71°
Wind:
Calm
Dewpoint:
65°
Humidity:
81%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 8:14 PM CDT on May 16, 2008
Rest of Tonight...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
