Thursday’s Storms:

For the first time since July 6th, widespread, heavy rain fell across SE Texas! Thursday was also the first time since June 1st we saw a high temperature in the 80s. Rain amounts range from a half inch to 2 inches with some isolated spots even higher. More rain is expected tomorrow too. Our dry ground was able to handle the heavy rain but low lying areas and some streets saw minor flooding.

Tonight’s Forecast:

Rainfall chances will begin to taper off tonight with only a 20% chance of showers or storms tonight. We will be mostly cloudy overnight with temperatures falling to the mid-70s.

Friday’s Forecast:

Keep your umbrella handy Friday, we have rain chances once again! Our chances are highest in the afternoon, but we can see coastal showers and storms in the morning. Expect afternoon highs in the upper-80s to lower-90s.

Tracking the Tropics:

Lee is a Category one hurricane moving to the north. Rip currents warnings are posted along the east coast. Nova Scotia, Canada is expected to take a direct hit from what will be a tropical storm. Frank wrote an excellent article on what is expected as Lee moves into the Bay of Fundy.

Margot is a Category 1 hurricane moving north. There is also a cluster of storms that will become Nigel soon. These are not a threat to the Gulf of Mexico.

For up-to-the-minute alerts during our hurricane season, download our KPRC Hurricane Tracker 2 App.

10-Day Forecast:

After the rain moves out we’ll have a dry feel to start next week. A hot and humid feel is back Tuesday. Temperatures head back to the mid-90s through Saturday of next week.