HIGH: 81
LOW: 71
* The muggiest weather here in 17 days with dew points (a measure of atmospheric levels) at Gulf Coast low 70M-0 levels.
* Extensive cloudiness, warm and hazy.
* Several scattered showers/thunderstorms this morning. A few gusty, downpour-producing t-storms over as much as 30% to 40% of the metro area this afternoon/evening.
* Cloudy periods, muggy, warm and hazy Friday night. A shower or thunderstorm?
AUGUST 22 TEMPERATURES
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