Author: Eric Berger

We anticipated some rain, some hail, and damaging winds on Wednesday afternoon and evening in the Houston region, but we did not quite expect what we got. The primary damage came from strong wind gusts of 65mph or higher, which knocked down fences, and trees into power lines and structures. At one point more than […]

Good morning. The Houston area is sailing toward fairer weather—this weekend looks hot and sunny—but before that time we’ll face a couple of days with fairly healthy rain and thunderstorm chances. Also, with the school year ending, Matt and I will be convening our final Wednesday Weather discussion on Facebook at 10am CT today. Please […]

Good morning. Moderate to briefly heavy rainfall moved through the Houston area during the overnight hours, generally dropping between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain. This looks to be the last of our organized storm systems for awhile, although our region will certainly face the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms this week. But overall, […]

On this Memorial Day, when we remember those who died serving our country, we both literally and figuratively have a cloudy forecast. Strong thunderstorms raked northern parts of the metro area on Sunday afternoon and evening, and then another line of storms moved through much of Houston this morning. Some areas in east Houston near […]

Here’s the state of play for Houston’s weather over the course of the next week: With high pressure moving away, and atmospheric moisture levels rising, the region will be susceptible to showers and thunderstorms beginning this evening through most of next week. In addition there will be some triggers for storms moving into Texas. However, […]

Good morning. As I walked outside last night it seemed like I could feel the last dry parcel of air leaving the region. I’m not sure whether Houston has experienced its last front of the spring of 2020, but we’re now in a pattern where humidity will rule the day, as it does in summer […]

The story of this week’s weather continues to be the heat. On Monday, Houston had its warmest day in eight months. The official high of 94 degrees at Bush Intercontinental Airport was the hottest temperature since September 16, 2019. Last year, the first day of temperatures reaching 94 degrees or higher came on June 1. […]

Houston will experience warm daytime conditions this week, especially through Wednesday as highs push up into the low- or even mid-90s, under sunny skies and the influence of high pressure and slightly drier air. The upside of this is that nights to start the week should see lows dip into the upper 60s for everywhere […]

Good morning. After Friday’s unexpectedly widespread storms—with flash flooding in areas such as League City, Seabrook, Kemah, and elsewhere—conditions early Saturday are going more to form. A fairly strong squall line with gusty winds and briefly intense rainfall has pushed through most of the metro area as of 4:30am CT and it should be well […]

Houston will remain in a fairly wet pattern through the weekend, with the greatest likelihood of rain on Saturday. While we are watching for the potential of widespread, heavy rainfall, right now we think rain totals will be manageable for most over the next four days with amounts probably in the range of 1 to […]