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Warm, windy, and very humid for your holiday weekend

Persistent high pressure in the upper air will hold a front stationary well north of the Coastal Bend through the weekend, ensuring continued sweltering heat and humidity through Memorial Day.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Your Memorial Day weekend will feature above normal temperatures, stressful humidity and lots of wind...but no rain.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Expect highs from the upper 80s to lower 90s this coming week
Heat index values above 100 will be common each afternoon
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms mid- to late-week

CORPUS CHRISTI FORECAST

Tonight:
Mostly cloudy, breezy, and humid
Temperature:
Low in the upper 70s
Winds:
Southeast 12 to 23 mph

Saturday:
Patchy morning fog; otherwise, mostly sunny, humid, and windy
Temperature:
High in the lower 90s with a heat index near 102 degrees
Winds:
South southeast 14 to 28 mph

Sunday:
Partly cloudy, windy, and humid
Temperature:
High in the lower 90s with a heat index near 100 degrees
Winds:
South southeast 16 to 32 mph

Expect choppy bays and 3 to 5 foot seas, along with beach water temperature around 86 degrees.