Scattered storms & rip currents | Fox 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Happy Labor Day, everyone. We hope you have a relaxing one, but there will be some showers and storms to dodge. If you have beach plans today, just be cautious and check your Fox 26 weather app because there is a high chance for storms and even some isolated street flooding. In between storms it will be breezy with an onshore wind, so rip currents will be possible. Be careful. For the rest of the week, expect scattered showers and storms on Tuesday with a higher rain chance Wednesday and early Thursday. By the end of the week, guess what...a summer cold front? It looks like a front will pass through by Friday bringing slightly drier air. Days will still be warm, but morning lows should be about 5-10 degrees cooler. As far as tropical activity, a small area of low pressure will meander around our coastline for the next few days before the front comes through and it's chances for becoming a depression are low. Elsewhere, we'll watch for a possible system in the Caribbean or Gulf in about 10-12 days, but all that is highly uncertain.
Low pressure brings rain | Tropical weather update
The broad area of low pressure off the Texas coast is looking less likely to become something tropical, but it will still be a rainmaker for the Gulf Coast over the next several days. The tropical wave in the Atlantic heading into the Caribbean this week continues to be very slow in signs of developing. The forecast confidence with this system is low, so let's keep watching it closely this week.
Labor Day washout? | Fox 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Scattered showers will continue today across SE Texas. An area of low pressure meandering off our coast is aiding in several rounds of rain not just through the holiday weekend, but continuing into next week. Isolated flooding is possible along the coast. With high rain chances and cloud cover comes slightly cooler temperatures. Highs will reach the upper 80s today. Keep and umbrella handy this Labor Day Weekend and download the FOX 26 weather app.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
The area of low pressure sitting off the Texas coast is getting a lot of attention this holiday weekend. It will be creating high possibilities for rain and perhaps even some areas of flooding right along the coast. The National Hurricane Center is also interested in this disturbed weather. They will continue to monitor for tropical development but expectations there are pretty low. The is a chance for several inches of rain in total through the next week as this system meanders back and forth along the coast for Beaumont to Corpus Christi. Keep this unsettled pattern in mind as you make your plans for Labor Day on Monday.
Tropical update: Area of low pressure in Gulf
The National Hurricane Center is still watching a broad area of low pressure off the Texas coast. Tropical development is not expected but also not impossible. It will definitely bring rain along much of the Gulf coast this holiday weekend. More concerning for tropical development lies in a tropical wave out in the Atlantic headed towards the Caribbean.
Tropical Weather Update: Medium Alert 40% Chance of Tropical Development Near Lesser Antilles
Some Saharan dust is still hindering major tropical weather development across the Atlantic basin. One area of showers and storms is still being monitored for possible development in the central Atlantic. It now has a MEDIUM 40% chance for development by early next week as it moves close to the Lesser Antilles. The disturbance in the Gulf bringing rounds of rain to Houston is not expected to turn into a tropical system.
Tropical disturbance being watched in Southeast Texas: National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance off the coast of Southeast Texas with a very low chance for further development.
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FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Heading into the long Labor Day weekend, our rainy and stormy pattern will continue. It does not look like any of the days will be complete washouts, but there will be a daily round or two of scattered heavy storms. There is a chance for isolated areas of street flooding, especially near the coast and east of Houston. The unsettled weather pattern is expected to last until at least the middle of next week. It's the first big Friday of the high school football season and you should be on the lookout for hit and miss showers and storms with pleasant temperatures. In the tropics, activity is picking up a bit with a tropical wave getting a little stronger heading toward the Caribbean and has about a 50% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storms and looks like a concern for the Yucatan in a week or so.
Another wet day ahead on Friday | FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Threat for street flooding will remain elevated over the next few days as more rounds of heavy rain roll through. Houston remains in a 1 of 4 risk of street flooding through the holiday weekend with a higher 2 of 4 risk around Galveston & Texas City. Rain may cause some delays for your holiday weekend plans. But temperatures at least remain more comfortable and below average for the next several days. One disturbance in the central Atlantic now has a higher Medium 40% chance to develop into a tropical system over the next week. So we could have a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Francine by Monday or Tuesday.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Threat for street flooding will remain elevated over the next few days as more rounds of heavy rain roll through. Houston remains in a 1 of 4 risk of street flooding through the holiday weekend with a higher 2 of 4 risk around Galveston & Texas City. Rain may cause some delays for your holiday weekend plans. But temperatures at least remain more comfortable and below average for the next several days. One disturbance in the central Atlantic now has a higher Medium 40% chance to develop into a tropical system over the next week. So we could have a typical depression or Tropical Storm Francine by Monday or Tuesday.
Watching development in the Atlantic | FOX 26 Tropical Weather Update
Some Saharan dust is still hindering major tropical weather development across the Atlantic basin. One area of showers and storms is still being monitored for possible development in the central Atlantic. It now has a MEDIUM 40% chance for development by early next week as it moves close to the Lesser Antilles. The disturbance in the Gulf bringing rounds of rain to Houston is not expected to turn into a tropical system
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STORM ALERT DAY | Fox 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Today is a Fox 26 Storm Alert Day. As a precaution, we want everyone to be aware of the potential for heavy rain, especially for coastal counties today with more than 2-3" possible for Galveston, Brazoria and parts of Harris and Fort Bend Counties. Nothing is guaranteed, but chances are high enough that we need to stay weather aware today. NOAA has our area classified with a level 1-2 threat for "excessive rain" today, so isolated street flooding. In the extended forecast, we should stay humid and unsettled each day through the Labor Day weekend and possibly even beyond into next week. The tropics remain unusually quiet for now, but should get busy in September.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast | Rain is here to stay this week
Weather pattern is about to get super soggy with a 70-80% chance for rain through Labor Day. The threat for street flooding will also increase for Houston tomorrow with the highest chance along the coast near Galveston. 3-6" of rain is expected for Houston through early next week with 6-10" possible near the coast! Avoid any flooded roads and be prepared to alter outdoor holiday plans. At least temperatures will continue to remain below normal for the next seven days! There's one disturbance in the central Atlantic with a low 20% chance to become our next tropical system over the next 7 days. This could happen as it gets close to the Lesser Antilles.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Weather pattern is about to get super soggy with a 70-80% chance for rain through Labor Day. The threat for street flooding will also increase for Houston tomorrow with the highest chance along the coast near Galveston. 3-6" of rain is expected for Houston through early next week with 6-10" possible near the coast! Avoid any flooded roads and be prepared to alter outdoor holiday plans. At least temperatures will continue to remain below normal for the next seven days! There's one disturbance in the central Atlantic with a low 20% chance to become our next tropical system over the next seven days. This could happen as it gets close to the Lesser Antilles.
Tropical update: Area in Atlantic being watched
An area of showers and storms in the Central Atlantic is still being monitored for possible tropical development. Development, if any will be slow with a low 20% chance to turn into our next tropical depression, storm or hurricane over the next week. This could happen by the middle of next week near the Lesser Antilles. The next name up would be Francine. Very small and weak disturbance SE of Bermuda now is down to a 0% chance for tropical development.
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Labor Day weekend rain | Fox 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Get ready for more rain today and even more tomorrow through the Labor Day weekend. We are locked into a pattern with a deep layer of tropical moisture and a plume of humid air streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico. Expect a daily round of downpours with the heavier storms dropping 2" of rain or more and other areas seeing only short-lived showers. Overall rain accumulations through the end of the week could hit the 5-10" range, especially for coastal counties. The tropics remain surprisingly quiet with only weak tropical waves a disturbances that currently have about a 20% chance of developing further over the next 7 days. We still expect a substantial increase in September.