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Good morning. We’re already starting to see the development of rain showers to our west and southwest, and this marks the beginning of what will be a very wet week for much of the eastern half of Texas. This activity will be driven by a slow-moving upper-level low pressure system …
Read MoreMy wife and I first began thinking seriously about a whole-home generator last August, as Hurricane Laura barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and threatened Texas. Since we built a new home in League City in 2017, this was the first time a major wind storm threatened the upper Texas …
Read MoreGood morning. Houston will continue to enjoy relatively dry and cool weather for another day or two, before the air mass begins to moisten with the onshore flow. Then, beginning Saturday night, the region will likely enter into a period with healthy daily rain chances. Thursday The air is dry …
Read MoreGood morning. The cool front and its associated showers—which truly were hit and miss—have moved through the area during the overnight hours. This will set the stage for some slightly drier weather and sunny skies until Saturday night, when rain chances return to the area. This front isn’t packing too …
Read MoreStorms have pulsed up overnight north of the Houston area, particularly in the Lake Livingston area, close to where a stationary front is located over Texas. This front will eventually slog its way down to Houston and off the coast, but in the meantime our region will see intermittent rainfall, …
Read MoreMay has started out fairly warm for Houston. The city recorded its first 90-degree day May 3, and although the region recorded a few cooler nights, most days have seen highs in the upper 80s. This is the time of year when cool fronts start to become really scarce, and …
Read MoreWell, it had to happen eventually. On Monday the high temperature at Bush Intercontinental Airport, the city’s official weather station, hit 90 degrees. For me, this represents the beginning of summer, at least psychologically. Thankfully, since this is May, we’ll probably still see a couple of more moderate fronts to …
Read MoreBefore jumping into the forecast for the week ahead, I want to look back at the heavy rains the region received—or in some cases did not receive—to illustrate the perils of Gulf coast precipitation prediction. As you may recall, we predicted widespread variations in rain totals, but said some areas …
Read MoreGood morning. As our wet pattern continues we’re in for another rainy 24 hours across the Houston region. But these moderate to heavy showers should fall mostly on the beneficial side of impacts, helping to blunt our emerging drought, rather than provoking significant flooding. Therefore we are lowering our Flood …
Read MoreThe most intense storms that developed early Friday morning have been winding down as we approach the middle of the day, and this general weakening trend should continue through the afternoon. For most of us, the rains have been more than manageable so far, with 1 to 2 inches across …
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