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Saturday will once again be a Fox 26 Storm Alert Day. Flood Watch has been extended until 1pm Saturday from Houston to Liberty to Galveston & down to Palacios. Additional 1-4+" of rain is still possible through Saturday evening. Flood threat remains in an elevated 2 out of 4 risk for areas closer to the coast Saturday. Scattered downpours continue Sunday with much lower rain chances and hotter temperatures for next week.

A disturbance over the central Atlantic is forecast to move near the Lesser Antilles by the early to middle part of next week. There's a LOW 20% chance for development into a tropical system next week. Saharan dust is starting to get a bit less thick and that could mean more tropical systems getting going in August. Tropical Storm Bud has fallen apart in the eastern Pacific and is now a post-tropical remnant low. Area of low pressure a few hundred miles south of southern Mexico has a 30% chance to develop into a tropical system next week as it moves WNW.

FOX 26's Shelby Rose is in north Houston with a look at some flooded roadways and discusses Flash Flood Warning warnings in effect for the area.

Torrential rainfall happened overnight and continues through this morning for Galveston County and the Baytown area. Upwards of 6-10" of rain has fallen and many roads are flooded. Flash flood warnings are in effect for much of Galveston Co. through at least mid-morning. In addition, scattered downpours will affect Houston, Spring, Tomball, and Cypress (among other spots) through the morning hours. Our latest models are showing that many areas could get a break by late morning or midday. Today and tomorrow are FOX 26 Storm Alert Days due to the continuing chance for at least scattered heavy downpours. Our weather pattern will change next week with hot, humid conditions returning.

Friday is once again a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day. Flood Watch has been extended until 4 pm Friday for Houston and areas south and east of Houston. An additional 1-4" of rain is possible through Friday evening, especially south of I-10. Watch for flooded streets & avoid those areas if possible. Rain chances remain around 60-70% this weekend which will keep a low flood threat in place. Here's the good news. Weather pattern finally makes a major shift next week to a hotter and drier pattern. That means a return to more sunshine and the 90s. Tropics remain quiet across the Atlantic basin with no major action expected through the end of July. Keep track of weather where you live and get the latest on the tropics on our smart TV app, Fox Local!

Friday is once again a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day. Flood Watch has been extended until 4 p.m. Friday for Houston and areas south and east of Houston. An additional 1-4" of rain is possible through Friday evening, especially south of I-10. Watch for flooded streets & avoid those areas if possible. Rain chances remain around 60-70% this weekend which will keep a low flood threat in place. Here's the good news. Weather pattern finally makes a major shift next week to a hotter and drier pattern. That means a return to more sunshine and the 90s. Tropics remain quiet across the Atlantic basin with no major action expected through the end of July. Keep track of the weather where you live and get the latest on the tropics on our smart TV app FOX Local!

Tropical Storm "Bud" is a 60 mph system in the eastern Pacific moving west at 14 mph. It is not expected to be a threat to land and should fall apart this weekend. All is still quiet across the Atlantic, Caribbean & Gulf for now with no tropical activity expected for the rest of July. But things could get busy again in August as Saharan dust starts to decrease.

After recent storms, Houston faces a new threat: invasive worms. Also, watch for possible flooding today.

Watch out for another risk for flooding today especially from Houston to Sugar Land, Pearland, Clear Lake, Galveston and Baytown (and surrounding cities). Today's pattern is roughly the same as it's been all week with a dip in the jet stream helping to pull deep tropical moisture up from the Gulf of Mexico and a stationary front stuck over our area. A flood watch is in effect for most of Southeast Texas until 4pm today. If you're craving sunshine and less rain, next week is partly sunny, hot and very humid.

A flood watch is in effect through 4 p.m. Storms and heavy rain are expected this morning and early afternoon. Some flooding is possible. High temps in the low 80s.

Flood Watch has been removed from our northern counties and extended for our central and Southeastern counties until 4pm Thursday. Heaviest rain bands are expected to set up along the coast Thursday morning and an additional 3-6" of rain will be possible in this area. Flood threat is a 3 of 5 "Moderate" risk for Galveston Thursday and a 2 of 5 "Slight" risk for Houston. Drive with caution and avoid any flooded roads. Thursday is once again a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day. Rain chances remain on the higher side Friday and Saturday. But there's light at the end of the tunnel! Hotter and drier weather should gradually return next week as we break out of this super soggy weather pattern. Get specific forecasts for weather where you live on our smart TV app, Fox Local, and our FOX 26 weather app!