Houston weather: Storms impacting flights; check status, delays
HOUSTON - Storms moving across the Houston area could impact your flight.
On Friday afternoon, the FAA was reporting delays to and from George Bush Intercontinental Airport due to thunderstorms.
Check your flight status
What you can do:
If you have a flight scheduled, you can check your flight status using the fly2houston website:
Houston weather today
Houston weather: Why heavy rain is expected Friday
A FOX 26 Storm Alert is in effect today. FOX 26 Chief Meteorologist Mike Iscovitz explains what makes today different from other days we we get thunderstorms and how the atmosphere is set up differently.
Dig deeper:
The Houston area is under an atmospheric feature called an upper level trough. Basically, we're in between high pressure systems and the point where moisture comes together has been right on top of us. This resulted in more than 3" of rain in Fort Bend County on Thursday and could bring similar amounts to a few spots again today. As a result, we're using our "Fox 26 Storm Alert" to advise you to be weather-aware and to check in with us for updates on FOX LOCAL and our weather app if the expected downpours materialize.
Gradual clearing this weekend
What's next:
Models have been mixed on Saturday, but are leaning toward at least scattered showers and a few storms, so watch for that, especially from Houston southward. Otherwise, look for highs in the mid-90s on Saturday and probably some upper-90s on Sunday with only isolated rain.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the FAA and the National Weather Service.