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Houston hit 92 degrees on Monday at Bush Intercontinental Airport before a moderate cool front pashed through the region overnight. I’m not making any guarantees, but if I had to guess this probably was the last 90-degree day of this calendar year for Houston. We may get close again a day or two this week, […]
Read MoreWe’re excited to announce the second winner of a complete AC system from Reliant! As you may recall, for the second year in a row, our sponsor has given away two AC systems to Houston area residents to help them beat the heat—and there has been plenty of heat to beat this year. The winner […]
Read MoreGiven the weather events of the last couple of days—a hurricane making landfall in Louisiana, high temperatures in the low- to mid-90s across Houston—you’d be forgiven if you thought the calendar read mid-August, rather than mid-October. However a pair of fronts this week will remind us that we’re heading deeper into fall. Monday It is […]
Read More2 pm CT Friday Update: Hurricane Delta is now moving north-northeast toward Louisiana, and will make landfall later this afternoon or early evening, likely around sunset. Delta has weakened slightly, to 110 mph, but because it has grown into a large storm it will push a powerful storm surge into Vermillion Bay and nearby areas. […]
Read More1:45pm CT Update: Good afternoon folks. We promised an update on Hurricane Delta today, but to be honest there are no significant forecast changes to report. As expected, the storm’s wind field is expanding, and its maximum sustained winds have increased slightly, to 105 mph today. Confidence in the forecast track bringing Delta to southwestern […]
Read More6:45 am CT Thursday: Good morning. We’re tracking near-term weather issues related to Hurricane Delta, which is still expected to come ashore in southwestern Louisiana on Friday afternoon or evening. Then, we can anticipate a sunny, hot weekend before a cool front arrives early next week to usher back fall-like weather into the region. That’s […]
Read More7 am CT Wednesday Update: Good morning. We’ll take a quick look ahead at our forecast for this week and then turn our attention to Hurricane Delta, which made landfall near Puerto Morelos, in the Yucatan Peninsula, around 5:30 am CT today. It had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. The hurricane will move into […]
Read More7:40 pm CT Update: Just a quick post this evening on Hurricane Delta. The storm has intensified further since this afternoon, reaching maximum sustained winds of 145 mph at 7pm. However some wind shear in the mid-levels of the atmosphere has lately begun to affect Delta and may prevent further strengthening tonight, or even weaken […]
Read More2:10pm CT Tuesday: We’re talking about Hurricane Delta this afternoon, which has undergone rapid intensification and is now a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. (It was only named Delta 30 hours ago.) The storm will approach the Yucatan Peninsula tonight, and likely make landfall somewhere near Cancún early on Wednesday. This will […]
Read MoreGood morning. The near term weather forecast for Houston will see more sunshine, and increasingly warm temperatures. Later this week our weather may, or may not, be affected to some extent by Hurricane Delta—which should become a major hurricane and move into the Gulf of Mexico. It will be discussed in depth. Tuesday Under the […]
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