Today marks Houston’s first morning of autumn with a low temperature of 65 degrees, so we declare it to be Fall Day 2026!

The weekend has started off calmly, in terms of rainfall. Most likely we will see that start to change later this afternoon ...

Houston’s radar has quieted down after Thursday night’s widespread showers west and north of Houston, but our rain chances will continue through the weekend. Also, next week ...

Storms have moved further east than anticipated this evening, and we are instituting a Stage 1 flood alert for locations ...

In today’s post we take a broader look at rains expected to move into Texas from the remains of a Pacific hurricane, and look ...

Most years, around this date, we proclaim that the Texas hurricane season—that is, the period of the year when a hurricane could strike Texas—is over. We don’t do so every year. If it has been an ...

In brief: A surge of tropical moisture is headed toward the upper Texas coast today, and we explain what that really means. After shower chances today we will have a hot and sunny weekend, with zero ...

In brief: In this post we go deep on what’s happening with El Niño, and what it means for Houston and Texas, and globally as well. Basically, we are in uncharted territory here. What is El Niño and ...

In brief: Edouard was a bust in Houston on Tuesday with regard to rainfall, but the potential remains for it to be a potent rain-maker Tuesday night for areas north, and northeast of Houston. We ...

In brief: In this evening’s post we attempt to set some expectations for Tropical Storm Edouard as it nears the Texas coast. Will we see some impacts in Houston from this storm? Yes. Are they likely ...

In its 1 pm CT update on Monday, the National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical system in the northern Gulf to a Tropical Depression, which means it has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. A ...