FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
We've made it to Friday and it's been a beautiful week that will end with some slight changes. Watch for some isolated showers and a possible storm today and tomorrow. The highest chances are closer to the coastline and south of Houston. The Gulf of Mexico will remain a mess all the way through next week with a broad area of low pressure and stormy weather and a good chance for a tropical depression or storm by Monday - Wednesday-ish. The system could bring heavy rain to Florida, but will be pushed away from Texas by a cold front that will bring us more lows in the 60s. Elsewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, Kirk because the season's third major hurricane and could eventually bring gusty winds to Western Europe next week.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Warm temperatures will stick around through this week with a chance for some spotty showers the next few days. Best chance for rain will be near the coast. Tropical development is still possible with a medium 40% chance for a tropical depression or storm in the Gulf over the next 7 days. If it develops it will likely push towards Florida bringing heavy rain and a flood threat. Cold front will make its way through SE Texas late Monday and Tuesday bringing slightly cooler and drier air.
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Watching Hurricane Kirk, monitoring Gulf of Mexico for development | FOX 26 Tropical Weather Forecast
We are still monitoring three different areas in the tropics. Kirk is a powerful Category three major hurricane in the central Atlantic. It should maintain hurricane status through early next week but is forecast to turn NE and stay out over water and away from the U.S. Tropical Depression 13 is now Tropical Storm Leslie in the eastern Atlantic. It is forecast to become a hurricane but should also stay out to sea and not impact land. Third area being monitored consists of disorganized showers and storms associated with a surface trough in the Gulf of Mexico. Right now there's a Low 30% chance that an area of low pressure could form and turn into our next tropical system over the next week. Models don't show a system rapidly developing. But they do show the threat for heavy rain increasing for the Florida Peninsula. The next tropical system would be named Milton. Keep checking back for the latest!
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The weekend is coming up fast and there are some slight changes in the weather ahead that you should know about.
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FOX 26 takes a look at your forecast for Thursday morning and looks ahead at the possibility of rain later this week.
FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Late summer heat continues for a few more days around Houston. High temperatures will soar to the 90s through Friday. Look for more clouds and rain this weekend with the best rain chance on Saturday. There's still a Medium 40% chance for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico over the next week. But models are not showing any well-defined system at this time. However, tropical moisture will increase this weekend and that means better rain chances, especially Saturday. Look for a slight taste of fall early next week as a cold front drops in late Monday into Tuesday. Get FOX LOCAL for detailed updates on weather where you live!
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FOX 26 Houston Weather Forecast
Late summer heat continues for a few more days around Houston. High temperatures will soar to the 90s through Friday. Look for more clouds and rain this weekend with the best rain chance on Saturday. There's still a Medium 40% chance for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico over the next week. But models are not showing any well-defined system at this time. However, tropical moisture will increase this weekend and that means better rain chances, especially Saturday. Look for a slight taste of fall early next week as a cold front drops in late Monday into Tuesday. Get FOX LOCAL for detailed updates on weather where you live!
Watching Kirk and T.D. #13 | FOX 26 Tropical Weather Forecast
Tropics remain fairly active across the Atlantic basin with a hurricane, tropical depression and a disturbance with the potential for tropical development. Hurricane Kirk is in the central Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane by Thursday. It is forecast to turn northeast by this weekend and should remain out over water. Invest 91-L in the far east Atlantic is now Tropical Depression 13. This system is expected to become Tropical Storm Leslie very soon and hurricane Leslie by Saturday. This tropical system is also expected to remain over water. NHC is still giving a broad trough of low pressure from the SW Caribbean to the southern Gulf of Mexico a MEDIUM 40% chance for development. Models are not showing any significant development in the Gulf but a weaker system could still form. Regardless, plume of tropical moisture is likely to push towards the Gulf coast this weekend increasing rain chances. Download FOX LOCAL for the latest on what's happening in the tropics!
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