Right now in Laredo, the air is about 83°F, but the model estimates the asphalt under your dog's paws is closer to 100°F — a gap of roughly 17°F, because clear skies are pouring full sun onto every dark surface. That reading puts Laredo in the clear for an ordinary walk. Humidity is nudging the human "feels-like" to about 89°F, which matters for your dog too: muggy air makes it harder for a panting dog to shed heat, so treat a borderline reading as the hotter of the two.
Across the 14 hours left today, the pavement in Laredo is projected to top out near 137°F around 2 PM, when the air will be about 94°F — a 44°F gap between the forecast your weather app shows and the surface your dog walks on. The surface is still gaining — up about 32°F over the next three hours — so a walk taken now is cooler than the same walk later this afternoon.
In an average October, Laredo sees highs around 88°F and overnight lows near 68°F. Even at those moderate highs, a dark surface in direct sun can run 40–60°F hotter than the air, which is enough to tip midday walks into the caution range. As a seasonal rule of thumb, the safest windows are before about 11:00 AM and after about 4:00 PM.
Laredo loses its all-day safe window in 8 months of the year — March through October — and October is one of them. The year peaks in August at an average high of 100°F against 70°F in January, a 31°F swing that decides how much of the day belongs to your dog.
The nearest city we track is McAllen, roughly 120 miles from Laredo — far enough that its reading is no substitute for this one. Sun angle, humidity and cloud cover can all differ across that distance, which is why this page models Laredo on its own coordinates.
Whatever the number says, confirm it with your hand: press the back of it flat on the pavement for seven seconds. If you can't hold it there, neither can your dog. Conditions in Laredo are on the gentler side right now, but keep the same habits: water before and after, grass over asphalt, and a close eye on flat-faced breeds, seniors, and puppies, who overheat and burn sooner than a healthy adult dog.