More heat, humidity and triple-digit temps:
We hit 100° again on Sunday afternoon, marking the fourth time this week and the fifth time this summer that Houston has reached the century mark. More triple-digit temperatures are in the forecast.
Combined with Houston’s humidity, afternoon heat index values will climb to between 108° and 112°. The current Heat Advisory runs through Monday evening, and will likely be extended through at least Wednesday as this dangerous heat wave continues.
Late Week finally some relief (sort of):
Late in the week, the strong ridge of high pressure moves west, opening the door for more Gulf moisture and a weak disturbance to increase rain chances starting Thursday. However, temperatures will remain in the upper 90s. Not a huge rain chance but we’ll take anything to provide some heat relief.
Thursday evening we’re in for a celestial treat; There is a partial lunar eclipse expected around 11pm so hope for a thinning cloud cover if we do see some afternoon storms.
Here’s when Houston can catch the the lunar eclipse on August 27
Tracking the tropics:
Monitoring two areas of tropical concern in the Atlantic basin. One zone is north of Bermuda and has a 50% chance of development over the next7 days.
The second area is a tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa. It now has a 60% chance of development.
10 Day Forecast:
This is one of the hottest stretches that we’ve seen so far this 2026 summer. With a few more days of 100-degree heat likely, this will be the longest stretch of 100 consecutive days since 2023.