Texas has been baking in record heat since the weekend, and the rest of the week will be no exception.
Record highs are expected Thursday from Roswell, New Mexico, to Galveston, Texas, forecasters show. Heat warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Florida on Thursday.
San Antonio and Austin are expected to break records if they reach forecasts of 104 and 103, respectively. The record heat will continue in Texas through the weekend but will begin to taper off early next week.
More than a dozen record levels were tied or broken in Texas on Wednesday, with more to come in the next few days.
Abilene, Texas, broke the all-time high temperature record of 113 degrees, with records dating back to 1885 for the city. San Antonio reached 108 degrees, the hottest temperature in 11 years, which is the fourth hottest temperature on record.
Houston was one of the Texas cities that hit the hottest day of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday, reaching 102 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.
Leeann Gutierrez, center, splashes siblings Bo’Luke, left, and Romeo, right, as they keep cool in the Guadalupe River, Aug. 21, 2024, in New Braunfels, Texas.
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Several cities in Texas either broke heat records or broke heat records on Tuesday. Del Rio hit 108 degrees and San Antonio hit 106 degrees. Temperatures reached 104 degrees in Borger; 102 degrees in Amarillo and Corpus Christi; and 98 degrees in Galveston.