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In brief: After a few mostly cloudy days we’ll see increasingly clear skies and this will help temperatures march upwards. We’ll go from highs in the low-90s today, to mid-90s this weekend to upper-90s by Memorial Day. After that a weak front will provide some modest relief. Thursday After a …
Read MoreIn brief: This post explains what a derecho is, where the term came from, and talks a bit about some past thunderstorms of note in Houston. What is a derecho? The National Weather Service has concluded that Thursday’s severe storms in Houston constituted a derecho. So what does that mean? …
Read MoreIn brief: A dying front brings a chance of storms well to the north of Houston tonight, but for most of us the story remains one of heat. Temperatures will peak over the weekend, with Memorial Day looking especially hot. Wednesday Expect another warm day in Houston, with highs of …
Read MoreIn brief: Today’s post talks about the arrival of summer-like weather in Houston, and breaks down the four phases of summer. We also discuss a new offering from the National Weather Service called “HeatRisk.” Finally, we look ahead to a hot and sunny Memorial Day Weekend. We’re starting to see …
Read MoreIn brief: Houston will remain warm and humid through next weekend, with partly to mostly sunny days and highs generally in the low 90s. Rain chances are low throughout the period. Today’s post also addresses some lingering questions from last week’s storms, including why the event was not particularly well …
Read MoreIn brief: Ironically, Thursday was “National Love a Tree Day.” Instead of loving trees, however, a line of storms ripped through the heart of Houston and tore many thousands of them down, killing a handful of people, damaging homes and vehicles, and bringing down power lines. In this post we’ll …
Read MoreIn brief: There will be some showers this morning south and east of US-59 to the coast. Some thunder is possible. No severe weather is expected. The rest of the forecast through Monday and Tuesday is quiet and turning hotter. We have a few showers southwest of Houston that will …
Read MoreIn brief: A line of severe storms moved through Houston on Thursday evening bringing heavy rainfall, and instances of damaging winds and tornadoes. We’ll have a full rundown tomorrow, but it has been a wild few hours. The point of this post is to let you know that that’s it …
Read MoreIn brief: Houston faces the threat of heavy rainfall, and possibly severe storms, on Thursday afternoon and evening. Beginning shortly after noon we’ll see stronger storms building north of Interstate 10. Eventually a (probably weaker) system will migrate toward the coast late this evening. Some additional rain is possible Friday …
Read MoreIn brief: Expect more sunshine today, but then a stalled boundary will bring a healthy chance of rain showers into the region on Thursday and possibly Friday morning. If you’re tired of the rain, the good news is that we’ll then dry out for awhile. But now that we’re approaching …
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