HAPPENING NOW: It’s all about the feels-like heat ahead of our next stormy pattern that looks to be Sunday through Tuesday.
- As our feels-like temps are expected to hit 105-109 today (if not hotter in some spots) and with everyone talking about the World Cup — it’s only fair that a lot of folks have a lot of questions about the weather.
- Plus, we’re tracking an area of low pressure that’s formed over the far southern Bay of Campeche that will increase tropical moisture driving up our risk for rain and thunderstorms as we head into Sunday. Putting us at a flash flood risk to marginal and slight. So it’s on the lower end, but something your weather team will track.
Today’s Forecast: We are watching some areas getting right this afternoon - for a select few but not all.
You can track radar here:
By the afternoon, the heat and humidity make it feel like the triple digits. There is a chance for isolated to spotty showers, mainly west of Harris County.
- Check out how to stay cool at FIFA World Cup 2026: Heat to tropical downpours: Houston weather outlook for FIFA World Cup 2026
ANSWERING WEATHER QUESTIONS:
It’s all about the feels-like heat ahead of our next stormy pattern that looks to be Sunday through Tuesday.
As our feels-like temps are expected to hit 105-109 today (if not hotter in some spots) and with everyone talking about the World Cup — it’s only fair that a lot of folks have a lot of questions about the weather.
Including on a hot summer day — what’s the heat difference between grass and Astroturf?
According to epturf.com, artificial turf lacks the living plants’ natural cooling mechanism (transpiration and evaporation). Newer AstroTurf systems now have reflective coatings, and cooling infills that can drop the temperature somewhat, but it’s still going to run hotter than grass — often 10-30°F or more on a blazing day, and sometimes up to 35-55°F hotter depending on the setup and sun exposure.
However, Houston Stadium for the World Cup has switched over to real natural grass for all the matches. No worries about that extra turf bake in the building!
And heads up for Fan Fest in EaDo: The free FIFA Fan Festival is happening outdoors right now — giant screens, live vibes, food, and that 7v7 synthetic turf field for pickup games. But was we continue to track triple-digit feels like temps its important to stay hydrated, take breaks, and pace yourself out there!
Three-Day Forecast
We are back in a typical June pattern! We’re hot and humid with afternoon highs feeling like 100 degrees. Every day, there will be a chance for a quick afternoon downpour, but by Sunday, rain chances become widespread as tropical moisture marches into southeast Texas.
Tracking The Tropics:
The National Hurricane Center has marked an area in the Bay of Campeche for a 10% chance of development over the next week or so. A broad area of low pressure could form. Still, conditions are not expected to be favorable for significant development as it’ll move inland over eastern Mexico late this weekend, totally squashing any chance of formation.
This means impacts on Texas will be indirect. Instead of a named storm, we’ll likely see increased tropical moisture, which could boost our rain chances starting Sunday and lasting into early next week.
This won’t lead to a washout, but it could mean periods of heavy downpours around the Houston area, including during some of the World Cup festivities this weekend.
There is a risk of flooding on Sunday, which is when Houston hosts its first World Cup game. This does not mean it will be a washout, but it does mean any shower or storm that we see before, during, or after the game can lead to street flooding. Stay weather aware on Sunday!
Your extended forecast:
We are back to a more typical weather pattern, but there is an increasing chance for rainfall into the end of the weekend and into next week. Some of the rain Monday and Tuesday will be heavy and could lead to some areas of minor street flooding.