Tropical Storm Sara has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expect heavy rain to cause flash flooding and mudslides.

Sara will be the 18th named storm of the tropical season, likely impacting the Yucatan and possibly Florida, but not a threat to an of the Texas coast.

The second front will bring the first shot of cold air this season

Tracking a weak cold front Wednesday

Tropical Storm Rafael has strengthened to near hurricane intensity as it barrels toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba, where it was forecast to hit as a full hurricane.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.

As Hurricane Milton heads for Florida, here is a live radar we have provided to track the monstrous storm.

Here are some of the most intense Hurricanes, based on pressure, to ever develop in the Atlantic.

In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could be somehow controlled.

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy backwater.

Milton strengthened rapidly into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida.

Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Forecasters are warning that Hurricane Helene will intensify into a major storm before striking Florida and further inland as it heads northward across the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger.

Tracking a tropical wave that looks to position itself between the Yucatan and Cuba with a 60% chance of developing in the next 7 days.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Francine has officially made landfall in south Louisiana Wednesday.

Cool front moves the rain out this weekend

The National Hurricane Center has been monitoring three systems in the Atlantic for possible development.

Low pressure pulling in gulf moisture leading to daily rain chances.

A low pressure leading to daily rain along the Gulf Coast.

A low pressure leading to daily rain along the Gulf Coast.

🌧️ **Monitoring Low-Pressure System in the Gulf** 🌧️The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a low-pressure system in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico for possible tropical development. This is the same system that's been drenching our area with showers and storms all week.

Three tropical cyclones are swirling over the Pacific Ocean, including a tropical storm that blasted Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain.

Two people who drowned off South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island where rip current warnings related to Hurricane Ernesto were posted have been identified as Ohio men.

The National Hurricane Center has just named Ernesto a category 1 hurricane. This is the third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season after Beryl and Debby.

A tropical wave continues to organize in the eastern Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center is calling it Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, which is a fancy way of saying it has the potential to develop into our next named storm, “Ernesto.”

Tropical storm Debby made landfall as a hurricane in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but it's been blamed for at least four deaths in that state.

Forecasters say a tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Tropical Alerts issued for Florida

A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday could bring torrential rain and flooding to the Florida peninsula this weekend.

The National Hurricane Center has increased the risk for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical bands will become more widespread as Beryl makes landfall Monday morning.

Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and flooding as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall.

Tropical Storm Beryl is forecast to re-intensify to hurricane status before making a final landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Firecracker hot this 4th of July

After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm as it chugs over open water toward Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center has upgraded "Potential Tropical Cyclone 1" in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico to Tropical Storm Alberto.

Weather forecast for Houston, Texas, live radar, satellite, severe weather alerts, hour by hour and 7 day forecast temperatures and Hurricane tracking from KPRC 2 and Click2Houston.com.

As an area of low pressure continues to develop and get its act together in the Bay of Campeche, conditions along Texas beaches will be hazardous.

Artificial Intelligence gets its first test this hurricane season

As we head into mid-June, the Caribbean is waking up - which could mean tropical tropical for the Houston area this week.

Tracking the tropics next week in the Gulf

U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters have a message for Floridians: It’s not a matter of if but when a hurricane will hit the state.

On Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center began watching a disturbance in the east-central Atlantic. There is only a LOW chance for development, and more than likely it will dissipate in the near future.

Measuring hurricane winds from top to bottom are a forecaster's challenge!

Scientists disagree on the necessity of another hurricane category but it makes sense to consider it.

The National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms.

Breaking news! The hurricane cone is changing

A busy Atlantic hurricane season is now coming to a close.

Tropical development in the Caribbean likely this week

Hurricane Otis has strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 5 storm in a matter of hours as it approaches Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it is forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday.

Norma has gained a bit of strength after being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves into mainland Mexico.

Hurricane Norma made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday and has weakened to a tropical storm while moving over land.

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerto Vallarta.

Lidia has dissipated after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others were injured.

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia is still threatening much of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City.

Forecasters in Bermuda are warning of dangerous swells and rip currents as Hurricane Nigel spun through open waters in the northern Atlantic.

Storms are ramping up faster and with greater intensity

Hurricane Lee is charging through warm Atlantic waters and threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.

In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.

The Florida county sheriff where Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm says so far there have been no reported deaths or serious injuries.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Idalia is near the coast of Cuba on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S. At 10 p.m. CDT Sunday, the storm was about 145 miles off the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.

Harold formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight and was expected to move inland over South Texas by midday Tuesday, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Hilary has drenched Southern California, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roads.

Tropical Storm Hilary is swirling northward just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

Hurricane Hilary has strengthened into a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.

A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities.

Tropical storm and hurricane winds turn wildfires into unstoppable forces

One study suggests the Bahama Islands have always depended on Saharan dust for sustainability.

Forecasters say subtropical storm Don has formed in open Atlantic waters.

Dry weather is expected tonight for the fireworks shows

Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and could threaten the Caribbean.

Feeling like 110-115 degrees through Wednesday

It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday.

Anthony Yanez meets with the chief of the Hurricane Specialist Unit

We discuss the questions I get asked the most.

Chance of rain Saturday and Sunday

The National Hurricane Center upgraded a subtropical storm from January so, officially, our Atlantic storm season has started!

A subtle reminder that we seem to move quickly from Easter weekend to hurricane season, so, speaking of changes, let’s tackle a couple regarding the upcoming season.

Record high in Houston is 82 degrees from 1951

Record high in Houston is 82 degrees from 1951

Record high in Houston is 82 degrees from 1951

Record high in Houston is 82 degrees from 1951

Record high in Houston is 82 degrees from 1951

Warm, foggy weather seems to be stuck over the area these days and if it reminds you of last December there’s a good reason. Just a year ago we had our warmest December on record!

You probably heard the statistic on Hurricane Nicole being the first hurricane to strike Florida in November in 37 years. In fact, that last particular hurricane, Kate, struck Nov. 21, 1985:

A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s Atlantic coastline.

Hurricane Roslyn is moving off Mexico’s Pacific coast, with forecasters predictng a weekend landfall between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan.

Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast and dumped torrential rains across Central America before reemerging over the Pacific as a tropical storm.

Hurricane Orlene has strengthened some while heading for an expected Monday landfall on Mexico’s northwestern Pacific coast.

The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 17 as Florida authorities confirmed several drownings and other fatalities Friday afternoon.

The National Hurricane Center said Ian could return at or near hurricane strength on Friday when it enters the Atlantic Ocean toward South Carolina and North Carolina.

Hurricane Ian has regained some strength after exiting Florida and taking aim at South Carolina.