Weather

Houston remains in an active pattern with scattered thunderstorms developing at times today and again tomorrow. While coverage stays spotty, a few storms could become strong with gusty winds, heavy downpours, and frequent lightning.

The start to the weekend is looking like it'll be a little wet with expected scattered storms Friday. The rainy pattern will move into the weekend as more downpours are coming on Saturday ahead of Mother's Day.

Moisture surges back in heading into the weekend, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday through Saturday. Coverage won’t be constant, but some storms could produce brief heavy downpours and lightning.

Moisture surges back in Friday heading into the weekend, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms off and on Friday morning through Saturday night.

It's going to be a slightly milder Thursday compared to yesterday with highs in the 70s. Expect a cloudy day with some dry breezes from the northeast.

Rain chances increase Friday and Saturday with the potential for heavier downpours. Localized flooding could become a concern where storms repeatedly move over the same areas. Some spots could pick up another one to four inches of rain during this time frame. Houston is now under a level two out of four risk for more street flooding Friday.

Wednesday night's rain chances have lowered, but we could be dealing with rounds of rain leading up to Mother's Day Sunday.

It's Hurricane Preparedness Week and Rachael Gauthier from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety shares more about how homeowners can prepare for strong winds and severe storms during hurricane season.

FOX 26 meteorologist John Dawson is joined by Matt Moreland, Meteorologist-in-Charge of National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston, to track the front that was moving across Texas on Wednesday.

The newest leader of the National Weather Service in Houston joined FOX 26 meteorologist John Dawson to track the storm moving across Texas Wednesday and to talk about the 2026 Hurricane season.

It's a mostly cloudy and warm Wednesday ahead with the slight chance of scattered storms in the afternoon. Temperature highs will reach into the 80s.

Scattered showers and storms could develop late Wednesday. A few could produce brief heavy rain, hail and gusty winds.  The National Weather Service has highlighted our area, especially north of Houston as being at a slight risk for severe storms. Main window would be 7 PM Wednesday through 1 AM Thursday, mainly north of Houston and The Woodlands. At highest risk would be College Station, Huntsville and Livingston. Check back for updates on Fox Local.