The National Weather Service office in Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley issued a three‑month outlook that shows a slight tendency toward hotter‑than‑normal temperatures from September through November, with the highest confidence for September, and notes a 20‑50% chance that a wetter pattern could develop later in the season due to a strong El Niño, potentially increasing flood risk.

A brush fire burned roughly 1,500 acres of farmland in northern Hidalgo County on Saturday, was 75% contained by Monday, and officials are investigating the cause while warning residents about the region’s dry conditions and urging fire‑prevention precautions.