Weather

Air Quality Alerts For North Texas, Gulf Coast

DALLAS (AP) ― High ozone levels could make it difficult for people with breathing problems in parts of Texas on Friday with near triple digit temperatures forecast in the central and northern regions of the state, according to the National Weather Service.

In North Texas, the highs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were forecast to be near 100 with overnight lows around 75. People with breathing problems were advised to stay indoors as an air quality alert was issued for the region.

The Panhandle had a slight chance of rain with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Amarillo area. Highs there were forecast to be in the low 90s with overnight lows in the upper 60s.

The South Plains also had a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high in the Lubbock area was forecast to be near 92 with an overnight low around 69. Plainview could reach highs in the lower 90s and lows in the mid-60s.

Central Texas skies could be mostly sunny and temperatures hot with highs near 100 in Austin and San Antonio. Overnight lows could fall to the low-70s in both cities.

An air quality alert was also issued on the Gulf Coast for the Houston and Galveston areas. Skies could be mostly cloudy in both cities with highs in the upper-80s to mid-90s and lows in the upper to mid-70s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast for far West Texas while parts of the Rio Grande Valley could be foggy in the morning.

El Paso had a 30 percent chance of showers under mostly cloudy skies with a high near 95 and an overnight low around 73.

McAllen residents could see fog in the morning with a 20 percent chance of rain forecast for the region. Daytime highs in the mid 90s with overnight lows in the mid 70s were expected.

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