To prove that everything is indeed relative, look at the 10-day forecast for McAllen (Hidalgo County) and then compare it to Death Valley. When the outside mercury hits 117 degrees, which is the Death Valley forecast for Friday, the 101 degrees forecast for McAllen looks downright cool by way of comparison.Meanwhile, the question on the minds of some people is: with weather this hot so early in the summer, which began June 21 and ends Sept. 23, what does the rest of the summer portend? After all, we’re less than one month into a three-month summer season and already the ...