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Getting hotter to end the week in Houston

Our next tropical storm will form soon

The combination of hot temperatures, light winds and lots of sunshine creates the possibility of ozone forming (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Friday’s Forecast:

HOUSTON – The combination of hot temperatures, light winds and lots of sunshine creates the possibility of ozone forming Friday afternoon. And it is going to be HOT! Afternoon temperatures climb to the upper-90s in Houston with a heat index of 108° to a 110°. We’re not officially under a heat advisory, but be on the safe side and take caution in the hot, hot afternoon sun. Saturday will be similar but by Sunday some afternoon showers return.

Friday and Saturday are HOT. Sunday we see rainfall return. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Why are we hot?

A high pressure system is making us hot. Triple-digit feels like temperatures continue to climb this week as a heat dome traps warm air over our area. This heats up the Gulf of Mexico bringing us more heat and humidity along with a lack of rain and a lot of sunshine. As long as this dome is in place, we’ll see very little in the way of rain chances and feels like numbers that will climb into the triple digits each day.

A heat dome is setting up across Texas. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Heat alerts are in place to our north and east. If we hit a heat index of 108° consistently we’ll go under a heat advisory too.

Tracking the tropics:

There is a 70% chance for development with a tropical wave in the Caribbean over the next 7 days. The cluster of thunderstorms by the Dominican Republic is getting better organized and moving west-northwest. After the storm passes Cuba and enter the Eastern Gulf, it will be in an area favorable for development. If this becomes a tropical storm it will be named Debby.

There is a high chance we will have our next named system in the next week. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Where is this storm heading? Long story short: Florida.

The spaghetti models have the storm impacting Florida. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Florida, SE Georgia and coastal South Carolina can expect to see heavy rainfall from this storm starting Sunday and lasting through Thursday of next week. Some models have widespread 6″+.

Heavy rainfall is expected in north Florida. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

10-day Forecast:

We will be dry and hot as we enter August! Some rainfall is possible Sunday and Monday, but it’s only a limited chance. Most of the next 10 days will be dominated by heat and humidity. This is a much more typical summer pattern for us in Houston.

Showers are possible Sunday and Monday. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

About the Authors
Justin Stapleton headshot

Meteorologist, craft beer guru, dad to Maya and Ella and a sock and cheese addict.

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Chief meteorologist and recipient of the 2022 American Meteorological Society’s award for Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist.