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Want to know what a storm is likely to do where you are? Dig into your phone’s weather app

Dwight Silverman — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:10:35 +0000

In brief: We’re happy to have Dwight Silverman, a longtime Houston tech journalist who is working with us behind the scenes, contribute this post on how to find hyper-local forecast information from the powerful computer in your pocket. Dwight explores some features and data in your phone’s weather apps you ...

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Eye on the Tropics: Quiet for a bit

Matt Lanza — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:54:37 +0000

After a frenetic start to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, we’re settling down into a bit of a quiet period, and I am sure no one is complaining. Last week saw Elsa, which was the earliest “E” storm on record. We’ve already fallen off 2020’s insane pace however, as Fay ...

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A review of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and Houston, Part I

Eric Berger — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:06:41 +0000

Today and tomorrow, Matt and I will be publishing two posts to summarize the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, its effects on Houston, and implications for the future. In Part I, today, I will discuss the overall activity this season, and share some thoughts about Hurricane Laura. Part II, tomorrow, will focus on Tropical Storm Beta […]

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Spectacular autumn weekend ahead for Houston, while the tropics show no quit

Matt Lanza — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:15:17 +0000

Good morning, and it’s a cool one again across the area. We have mostly 40s and some low-50s peppered in everywhere. Yesterday began one of the coolest but nicest stretches of weather for us in a long while that will continue through the weekend. Today & weekend Look for simply spectacular autumn weather all weekend […]

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Cold front crosses Houston as Zeta strengthens, aims toward New Orleans

Eric Berger — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:04:20 +0000

The cold front has finally pushed all the way into Houston and Galveston this morning, and it is going to be a cold day for the region. Yes, I said cold—as in temperatures this afternoon will likely remain in the 50s for much of the area. And the big change with this front is that […]

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Front moves into Houston, and stops. Stronger push coming Wednesday

Eric Berger — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:16:47 +0000

Houston’s weather this morning is something akin to the opening of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the coolest of times, it was the warmest of times. By this I mean that a cool front has sagged into the Houston […]

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Zeta bound for Louisiana, Houston to see its first sustained stretch of fall

Eric Berger — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:16:14 +0000

Good morning. There’s a lot to discuss this morning, including some uncertainty in the near-term forecast, a bonafide fall-like weekend ahead, and a strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta. So let’s jump right in. Monday Skies are generally partly cloudy across the region and will likely remain so during the daytime. High temperatures for most areas should […]

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Yes, there’s a tropical system entering the Gulf—no, it’s not coming to Texas

Eric Berger — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:35:27 +0000

Good morning. We are interrupting what is going to be a gorgeous Saturday in Houston with a brief tropical update due to popular demand. Several of you—dozens, even—have written to ask about the low pressure system expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days. The National Hurricane Center gives this […]

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Delta moving northeast to Louisiana, brushing Houston with winds

Eric Berger — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:50:37 +0000

2 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. […]

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Hurricane Delta heads for Louisiana, and then the heat returns to Houston

Matt Lanza — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:18:39 +0000

6:20 am CT Friday: Hurricane Delta has completed its north turn and is now steaming toward the Louisiana coast. Delta is a large storm in size, and as a result, we are seeing some rain here in the Houston area, especially on the east side. But Delta will exit quickly tonight, setting the stage for […]

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Hurricane Delta update: No major changes to our forecast

Eric Berger — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:43:59 +0000

1:45pm 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 […]

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Hurricane Delta likely to make landfall near or east of where Laura did

Eric Berger — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:46:39 +0000

6:45 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 […]

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Delta’s path toward Louisiana coming into focus

Matt Lanza — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:38:11 +0000

2:35pm CT Wednesday update: Good afternoon, and it’s good to be back. Thanks to Eric for dealing with an absentee site partner for the last couple weeks and getting us from Beta to Delta. I sincerely hope this is the last storm we have to write about for the Gulf this year. Hurricane Delta is […]

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Delta makes landfall on the Yucatan, next stop Gulf of Mexico

Eric Berger — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:57:59 +0000

7 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 […]

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Delta nearing Yucatan, will move into Gulf on Wednesday

Eric Berger — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:38:35 +0000

7:40 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 […]

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Delta rapidly intensifying as it nears Cancun, Gulf of Mexico

Eric Berger — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:09:59 +0000

2:10pm 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 […]

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Tracking storms Gamma and Delta, and lots of sunshine for Texas

Eric Berger — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:16:13 +0000

Good morning. Our forecast remains one of ample sunshine and warm weather for Houston, along with the return of humidity by the middle of the week. By next weekend highs could again approach 90 degrees as summer lite returns to the region for a spell. Meanwhile, we’re keeping a tab on the active tropics, but […]

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Sunday tropics update with two storms threatening the Gulf

Eric Berger — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 21:58:00 +0000

Jumping in here with a post because we’ve received several questions about the tropics now that potentially two storms may move into the Gulf of Mexico this week. Overall, our thinking has not changed. While the Gulf may may be busy in the coming days, the chance that anything significant tracks into Texas remains quite […]

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Pleasant fall weekend looms for Houston, “Gamma” to form in the Caribbean

Eric Berger — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:57:57 +0000

Good morning. Houston’s forecast remains on track, with a succession of mostly sunny days and weak fronts to keep a lid on temperatures and our air reasonably dry. Because there really is nothing else to talk about this morning, we’ll spare a few words on two tropical systems in the Caribbean. The tropics forecast is […]

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We think hurricane season is pretty much over for Texas

Eric Berger — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:34 +0000

Houston has had an astonishing month when it comes to tropical cyclones. Four weeks ago we were closely watching Hurricane Laura move along the southern coast of Cuba, toward the Gulf of Mexico. And of course, over the last few days, we dealt with heavy rains from Tropical Storm Beta. So amidst a record-setting tropics […]

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