Tropical Depression Nine:

Tropical Depression Nine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and it is expected to become a tropical storm overnight before making landfall in far south Texas tomorrow morning.

Impacts for SE Texas:

Rain: The heaviest rain falls in south Texas from this system. Our biggest impact will be rough and dangerous seas and in increase of winds. We have a 30% chance of rainfall from this system, mainly south of I-10.

Winds: Winds will increase as we head into tonight and through the day Tuesday. Winds can gust up to 30mph which is a concern for fire weather. As a reminder we still have burn bans in place so please do not burn! We have red flag warnings in place, any fires that spark can quickly get out of control.

Gulf Waters: We will have very rough seas off the coast. There is a high rip current risk.

Tuesday’s Forecast:

We will watch with rain chances possible during the morning hours. The rain is most likely by the coast. We have rain chances, additional cloud cover, and a strong wind from the east tomorrow, but despite all of this highs may still reach the upper-90s to 100.

Tracking the Atlantic:

Of course we are tracking our Gulf Storm but we are also watching the rest of the tropics. Three named tropical storms are currently churning in the Atlantic. Emily, Gert and Franklin formed this past weekend. We’re also monitoring a tropical wave off the coast of Africa that has a high chance for development in the next week. For up-to-the-minute alerts during our hurricane season, download our KPRC Hurricane Tracker 2 App.

10-Day Forecast:

We have once chance to stop the streak of triple digit temperatures tomorrow but it will be close. Strong easterly winds may keep temperatures in the 90s. After tomorrow we are back to 100+ degree temperatures.