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Good morning. Houston will have two more hot and sunny days before our weather transitions to a wetter—and perhaps a much wetter pattern—toward the end of this week and into next week. We’re going to need to watch the tropics closely, as we expect the Gulf of Mexico to see …
Read MoreFour years ago, today, Harvey re-formed in the Gulf of Mexico. This set the stage for a historic flooding event that would change parts of Houston and the upper Texas coast forever. Harvey also put Space City Weather on the map—since then this site has transformed from a small-time hobby …
Read MoreGood morning. We are into the final week of August, and this brings both good and bad news. The good news is that we’re much closer to the end of summer than the beginning. Based upon our climate normals, the warmest stretch of summer in Houston lasts from July 31 …
Read MoreWednesday’s high temperature across much of the metro area, beneath cloudy skies and on-and-off rain showers, peaked at about 90 to 93 degrees for most of us. Temperatures much of the day were in the 80s. While this was not “cool” by any stretch of the imagination, we are definitely …
Read MoreWe first released the Space City Weather app a little more than two months ago, and I wanted to give you an update on where we are, and where we hope to go. As a reminder, you can download the app on Apple devices here, and Android devices here. The …
Read MoreThis August has been fairly wet by Houston standards, especially in absence of a tropical system to drive widespread showers, but we may soon revert to normal. It looks like we’ll get one more burst of high rain chances today before high pressure begins to assert itself. This will lead …
Read MoreSome areas along the Southwest Freeway and Loop 610 saw very heavy rainfall on Monday, with storms briefly producing about 1.5 inches in 15 minutes. While overall totals for much of this area were only 2 to 4 inches, the intensity of this rainfall nonetheless produced significant street flooding. This …
Read MoreGood morning, Houston. Our region will continue to see healthy rain chances this week through around Wednesday, after which high pressure should bring them back into the 20 to 30 percent range. Highs will be generally in the low- to mid-90s. It now appears likely that our region will not …
Read MoreGood morning. A “cool” front has essentially stalled across the metro area, and this will lead to partly sunny conditions today and Monday, with about a 50 percent chance to rain to go along with temperatures in the low- to mid-90s. Some rains today could briefly pulse up into strong …
Read MoreHouston will continue to see hot summertime weather, but with the absence of dominant high pressure the region will also see scattered rain chances each day. The pattern changes slightly on Sunday, as a weak “cool” front pushes into the area. This may spark heavier rainfall in some areas, but …
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