Did I read this right? A heat index of 109…

Today the high temperature will reach the low 90s, which is about 5 degrees above normal for this time of year. Coupled with high humidity — readings were over 90 percent this morning — it could feel like it’s between 105 degrees and 109 degrees late this afternoon.

My wife’s staycation ended on Sunday. It was already beginning to warm up…Even as the skies wept with another day of showers. She went back to work yesterday before sunup. Back to the grind for her, back to keeping a sigle set of eyes on the grandson who has discovered his feet in the few weeks since his first birthday. This morning at 9am we were already moving into the mid 80’s. The walk to the end of the drive with the garbage bag was an invitation to hit the shower when it was over…It’s so warm and humid that it’s hard to work up the enthusiasm to spend some hammock time on the front porch with the grandson…Something we both enjoy.

This really makes me sad that we aren’t on the second week of mountain travel like we originally planned. I would really enjoy waking up to some cool autumn air right about now…Hot coffee on a cool porch watching the sun rise would be a beautiful way to begin any day…

And going back to the forecast…

Muggy, sticky air and unseasonably high temperatures are combining to make today and much of the week feel more like July than October, as moist air from the Gulf of Mexico flows into the region and the heat index rises to triple digits, according to the National Weather Service.

“It’s going to be very unpleasant this afternoon,“ said Chris McKinney, a weather service meteorologist.

via Houston heat index could hit 109 today | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.