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A mostly gentle rain is expected for most of the Houston area today, with the steadiest falling near the coast or down toward Matagorda Bay. A cold front will usher in a blustery overnight and Saturday with temperatures dropping into the 40s, before a spectacular Sunday and Monday. We’ll likely be talking 80s by midweek next week.
Read MoreSummary: An area of heavy rain is expected to setup just northwest of Houston on Saturday, while the rest of the area sees mostly scattered showers. Exactly where this sets up will mean the difference between a washout and some nuisance showers. No serious flooding concerns are expected. Another wave …
Read MoreAt least 422* times per winter (*approximately), the question of whether “the polar vortex is coming” seems to come up. The sources are many: Rogue social mediarologists who want engagement, well-intentioned meteorologists who are just trying to explain something but the wrong takeaway gets amplified, not-well-intentioned meteorologists who can’t help …
Read MoreSummary: Dense fog this morning will give way to some clearing. Rain arrives tonight, heavy at times after midnight and early Saturday morning. Thunder and lightning are likely, and a couple storms could be strong to severe. After an inch or two of rain and some ponding, we’ll see much …
Read MoreSummary: We have one final round of rain showers to get through today, although this will be a mere drop in the bucket compared to what fell earlier this week. We then have an extended stretch of dry weather through probably next Thursday or Friday before rain chances re-enter the …
Read MoreSummary: A hard freeze is likely north of Houston tonight, while much of the area sees 20s for lows. A light freeze is possible tomorrow night before we warm up. Next week’s rain chances are coming into better focus, with Monday and perhaps Wednesday seeing the most rain, but chances …
Read MoreOne of the challenges we face as forecasters during Arctic air events is that often times the models are too slow to push in the cold. This type of cold air is shallow and dense (go ahead and insert your jokes here). If you look at a vertical profile of …
Read MoreGood morning. I just want to open with a congratulations and good luck to all the marathon runners today. Especially our own Eric Berger! We’ve been discussing the outlook for this event for a couple weeks now, so it’s nice that for the most part it’s not too bad for …
Read MoreOne front is through the region, and now we wait for the big dog front later in the weekend. First, we do have some wind to get through today. Today With the front to our east now, changes will be afoot today. We barely dropped below 70 (!) overnight, but …
Read MoreWe hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Congratulations to the Texans on a huge win last night, and we’re looking forward to next weekend’s return to the Playoffs! Today looks great, weather-wise, so whether you’re calmly watching football, taking part in the CFP Championship activities around the …
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