The pattern we saw Saturday will continue for Sunday. After highs in the mid 90's to around 100 for the first half of the weekend, we should do the same on Sunday. Only expect a 10% chance of a shower or thunderstorm to cool us down during the afternoon hours. The records that could fall tomorrow are 96 from 1988 at the Airport and 98 at Audubon from 1914.

Also, we continue to have an eye on the Tropics. A tropical wave is still holding its own around the Yucatan Peninsula. Although it looks rather healthy, its circulation is rather weak right now, strong upper level winds are tearing it apart at the moment, and it is being impacted by the landmass of Mexico. There is a 30%-50% chance of this becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours. If the wave can hold itself together as it traverses the Yucatan late today into Sunday, it is possible that it could get its act together over the southern Gulf and become a more organized tropical system by early next week. The good news is, though, if the system does develop over the Gulf, steering winds from the hot area of high pressure currently planted over us should take whatever the system becomes away from us, westward into Mexico or northeast into the west coast of Florida. We'll keep you updated.

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