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KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 455 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
- Increased rain chances mid-week
- A Fire Danger statement is in effect today 9 AM TO 8 PM for all of South Texas except the islands
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1258 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
Temperatures will begin to warm back up to near to above normal values beginning Monday as onshore flow returns. Rain chances will increase to low to medium (20-45%) Tuesday and Tuesday night areawide with higher rain chances Wednesday (40-75%) confined to the Coastal Plains and Victoria Crossroads. Although elevated rain chances are expected, drought busting rain will not be in the cards as storm total accumulations are expected to peak around 1" across areas along the coast. A weak front will sweep across the region Thursday creating a wind shift before our next stronger cold front sometime next weekend.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 455 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
VFR conditions will prevail throughout the TAF period under mostly clear skies. Light and variable winds tonight will become southeasterly tomorrow afternoon, sustained around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
MARINE
Issued at 1258 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
Northerly winds will become light and variable tonight before shifting to the southeast and increasing moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) breeze Monday before our next frontal passage mid-week. Medium to high rain chances (40-70%) are expected Tuesday through Wednesday night with the best chances over the Gulf waters.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 1258 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026
Fire weather conditions will improve tomorrow as relative humidity rise to near critical values ranging from 20-40% before improving to above 40% Tuesday and continuing through the week. With the improved minimum relative humidity values and light winds, elevated fire weather conditions are not expected this week.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Corpus Christi 40 68 54 67 / 0 0 0 30 Victoria 34 68 46 64 / 0 0 0 10 Laredo 37 72 54 65 / 0 0 0 30 Alice 35 70 50 67 / 0 0 0 30 Rockport 46 67 56 68 / 0 0 0 20 Cotulla 33 70 48 62 / 0 0 0 20 Kingsville 36 70 52 68 / 0 0 0 30 Navy Corpus 49 67 60 68 / 0 0 10 30
CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...None. GM...None.
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