Introduction
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A broad area of high pressure is bringing a heat wave to parts of Texas this week.
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Home prices in the South Texas towns of Laredo, Cotulla and Zapata all hit triple digits on Thursday.
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Average high temperatures in late February in this part of the state are generally in the mid-to-upper 70s.
While the Lone Star State is no stranger to high temperatures, hitting triple digits in late February is certainly outside the norm.
Backstory
A broad area of high pressure is baking parts of the southern United States and northern Mexico this week. In Texas on Thursday, the state hit 100 degrees for the first time this year.
what we know
As of 4 p.m., the temperature in Laredo exceeded 100 degrees, breaking the previous record for the highest daily temperature of 98 degrees set in 2024. While it broke the daily record, it wasn’t the city’s earliest triple-digit temperature record. This distinction belongs to February 18, 1986.
Temperatures in South Texas as of February 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
As of 4 p.m., the number of infections in Zapata, another border town, was 103, as was Cotulla, north of Laredo. It was 100 degrees in Falfurrias, north of McAllen.
This time of year, average high temperatures in this part of Texas are in the mid-to-upper 70s.
what’s next
Friday is expected to be cooler but still well above average. The high temperature in Laredo is expected to be near 90 degrees.
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source
Information in this article comes from Fox Weather and the National Weather Service.
