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In brief: Go outside, ideally away from central portions of Houston and look north after dark tonight, and bring your phone and take pictures! We have links to tips for using your phone camera below. Earth is in the crosshairs of a coronal mass ejection (CME) tonight, perpetrated by a …
Read MoreIn brief: Houston will continue a string of hot days, but the nighttimes should become a bit more pleasant as well. A cool front on Monday will take care of that for us. Rain chances this weekend are mainly at the coast and mainly just scattered, and no real rain …
Read MoreIn brief: We are sharing a post we just published on our tropical companion site The Eyewall that talks about the next system expected in the Gulf this coming week. At present, we think it will likely stay east of Texas and is more a concern east of New Orleans …
Read MoreIn brief: After enduring one of the longest, strongest late season heat waves on record in Houston, we will begin to slowly reduce heat after today and tomorrow. Look for slightly “less hot” weather next week and an opportunity at a weak cool front. We’re also watching the tropics but …
Read MoreIn brief: Our first real legitimate autumn cold front will arrive on Saturday, and it should usher in an utterly spectacular fall day on Sunday. This will be followed by a return to a stubborn offshore low pressure system and front to drive up cloud cover and rain chances for …
Read MoreIn brief: Periods of showers and storms will meander through the region over the holiday weekend. While most places should handle this fine, there remains a chance that coastal areas, especially between Chambers County and Port Arthur see some very heavy rainfall, requiring us to maintain our Stage 1 flood …
Read MoreIn brief: After a week straight of 100s, we’re now on the downtrend, albeit slowly. Look for increasing rain chances heading toward next week and less hot (but not quite cool) weather. Each day will provide us at least a non-zero chance for a cooling downpour or thunderstorm. Yesterday was …
Read MoreIn brief: Heat and humidity will be a bit worse than usual for August this weekend, and although things ease up just a bit next week, we will remain hot and mostly dry. There may be a shift toward better rain chances next weekend. Today through next week Sunny, hot, …
Read MoreIn brief: August will continue to August in Houston, with hot weather, hazy skies, high humidity, and at least some low-end shower chances. We will continue to see the heat persist into next week, but that will also hopefully shield us from any tropical troubles. Today More of the same …
Read MoreIn brief: Rain has been manageable so far today. We expect more rain this evening, with scattered heavy downpours. Another round of potentially heavier rain is possible on Thursday morning. We’ll maintain our flood alerts as is for now. Rain has been mostly under control since this morning thankfully. The …
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