Hot, hazy, humid, and isolated thunderstorms. That’s the theme for the afternoon and evening on Wednesday. We’re tracking the chance for another round of isolated thunderstorms that could bring us 1-3″ or rain plus gusty conditions.
There is no organized severe weather threat, but any isolated thunderstorm that forms Wednesday is capable of producing strong winds and street flooding.
Hot, dry and humid Thursday through Saturday:
Starting Thursday a ridge of high pressure builds in bringing drier weather. But this ridge also heats us up by a few degrees. And, of course, the humidity is not going anywhere.
Tracking the tropics:
The first tropical disturbance of this hurricane season is now being tracked. The National Hurricane Center has outlined the storm in the Gulf with a 20% chance of becoming our first named storm in the next seven days. It will not get a name as it moves over Florida. But it could become Alberto in the Atlantic, as it moves northeast away from the United States into the western Atlantic basin.
Tropical rains possibly in Houston next week:
The same area of tropical moisture in the Caribbean will send out a second wave of storms into the western Gulf of Mexico early next week. We could get rain in southeast Texas as early as Sunday night. The issue with these storms is their lack of organization. If the trend of a large area of disorganized low pressure remains, southeast Texas could get heavy rain lasting through Wednesday. Rain totals in this scenario could get up to 6″. This is a good reminder you don’t need a named storm for it to flood. This outcome is far from determined.
10-Day Forecast:
Lots of happenings on this 10-day forecast. Flag Day is incredibly hot. Most of Father’s Day looks dry but our first wave of rain may arrive at night. Juneteenth may be stormy, along with the first day of summer Thursday.
