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Rain chances daily to begin August

A seasonable start to the month of August

Wednesday will be scorching hot! (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tonight’s Forecast:

This evening we will see partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 80s for most. It will be very muggy.

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Temperatures will stay warm overnight. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tuesday’s Forecast:

There is a 20% chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 90s, but if you see a shower expect a brief cool down!

Temperatures will be in the upper 90s with a 20% chance of rain Tuesday. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Hottest July on record:

Houston hit 99° on Sunday afternoon which was not a record, but it was the final day to a record setting month. For the month, 27 days saw above average temperatures making 2022 the hottest July on record. Last month was the hottest June, and May was the 2nd warmest on record. Records go back to May 1, 1889.

July goes down in the record books as the hottest July ever recorded (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
May, June and July have all set records (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
It was the hottest July on record. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

August Preview:

August is climatologically our hottest month of the year. Here are the highlights.

Highlights for the month (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

10-day forecast:

We have a chance of rain every day this week. The best chance of getting heavy rain is today, Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow and Wednesday have lower chances of rain with hotter temperatures. If there are any 100 degree days it would be these days.

Temperatures will be HOT on days we do not have high rain chances. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tracking the topics:

No tropical development is expected in the Atlantic in the next five days. We are 1/3 of the way through the season but 92% of seasonal activity is to come. August through October accounts for 78% of tropical storm days and 96% of major hurricane days. So far we’ve had three named storms. Make sure you’re prepared for the rest of our hurricane season by getting our Hurricane Tracker App.

We are headed into the heart of our hurricane season (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Here is where we've been and where we're headed (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

About the Author

Two-time Emmy award winning meteorologist and recipient of the 2022 American Meteorological Society’s award for Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist.

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