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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.

Are you enjoying the cooler temperatures? We are not expecting any heat alerts through the rest of the week with a wet and stormy weather pattern trending over the area. An "upper low" over south Texas will bring more rounds of rain and thunder. In fact, we'll stay stuck in this unsettled weather pattern through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Best chance for widespread heavy rain appears to be Friday and Saturday. Disturbance in the central Atlantic has a low 20% chance to become our next tropical system over the next week. Francine is the next name on the list. Keep checking back for updates on your holiday weekend forecast where you live!

Are you enjoying the cooler temperatures? We are not expecting any heat alerts through the rest of the week with a wet and stormy weather pattern trending over the area. An "upper low" over south Texas will bring more rounds of rain and thunder. In fact, we'll stay stuck in this unsettled weather pattern through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Best chance for widespread heavy rain appears to be Friday and Saturday. Disturbance in the central Atlantic has a low 20% chance to become our next tropical system over the next week. Francine is the next name on the list. Keep checking back for updates on your holiday weekend forecast where you live!

Atlantic basin remains fairly quiet as we get closer to what is typically the busiest part of hurricane season. There's one disturbance in the central Atlantic that has a low chance to turn into a tropical system over the next 7 days as it gets closer to some of the Caribbean Islands by the middle of next week. But Houston is not in danger of being impacted from any tropical system at least through the end of the week.

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Our plume of tropical moisture and upper-level area of low pressure continue to dominate our weather outlook today all the way through the Labor Day weekend. Look for scattered showers and storms each day with a few heavy downpours as well. Total rain accumulations could exceed 5" over the next 7 days. The good news is that temperatures will be held to below normal in most locations, in fact yesterday's high at Bush Airport was 89 degrees making it the "coolest" since late July. In the tropics, everything is still relatively quiet for this time of year, but a tropical wave has been given a 20% chance for development into a depression or storm over the next 7 days,

Our plume of tropical moisture and upper-level area of low pressure continue to dominate our weather outlook today all the way through the Labor Day weekend. Look for scattered showers and storms each day with a few heavy downpours as well. Total rain accumulations could exceed 5" over the next 7 days. The good news is that temperatures will be held to below normal in most locations, in fat yesterday's high at Bush Airport was 89 degrees making it the "coolest" since late July. In the tropics, everything is still relatively quiet for this time of year, but a tropical wave has been given a 20% chance for development into a depression or storm over the next 7 days.

What a difference a week makes! Last week we were stuck in a triple digit stretch with very little rain. This week we'll have more comfortable temperatures but several rounds of showers and storms. It's thanks to an "upper low" that is sitting off of the TX Gulf coast. This is not expected to turn into a tropical system. But it will help to pull up a lot of moisture and increase our rain chances daily. So keep the umbrellas with you and enjoy the cooler temperatures! This pattern will likely stick around through Labor Day which is one week away.

What a difference a week makes! Last week we were stuck in a triple digit stretch with very little rain. This week we'll have more comfortable temperatures but several rounds of showers and storms. It's thanks to an "upper low" that is sitting off of the TX Gulf coast. This is not expected to turn into a tropical system. But it will help to pull up a lot of moisture and increase our rain chances daily. So keep the umbrellas with you and enjoy the cooler temperatures! This pattern will likely stick around through Labor Day which is one week away.

The bad news is that we are a few weeks away from what is typically the busiest part of hurricane season. The good news is that the tropics remain quiet for now, at least in the Atlantic basin. No tropical systems are expected in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico over the next 7 days. But the peak of hurricane is September 10th so stay alert!

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With the end of the weekend comes the end of a dry and sometimes very hot August pattern. Look for some rain chances every day this week. At this point nothing looks severe or cause for flooding concerns, but Houston in August can bring some heavy downpours. Check in with the FOXRAD Radar on the FOX26 Weather App to track storms if you see some near you. And enjoy the slightly cooler temperatures as well!

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Houston continues to be hot this weekend, but we are happy to not be in the triple digits. The feels like temps still peak over 100 but not high enough for heat alerts from the National Weather Service. A change in the overall pattern is expected next week where southeast Texas will see higher chances for rain with slightly cooler temperatures.