Weather

Heat & humidity will be the "entree" this weekend, with a side of scattered afternoon downpours/storms. If you're lucky enough to get under a cooling shower, it'll provide a brief dip in temps but could drop a quick 1-2". Otherwise, we'll be hovering near heat-alert criteria once again. By early next week, dependent on the placement of the heat dome rain chances drop and temperatures rise. So, expect a hot and dry end to the week and be ready to make adjustments to plans as needed to keep heat safety in check.

Watch out for a few heavy downpours possible through the early evening. After sunset, we should be drying out. We will repeat this pattern Saturday and Sunday PM with widely scattered showers and storms that could impact your outdoor plans temporarily. By next week, rain chances really start to drop off as the heat builds with our next heat dome. High pressure will sit across west Texas but get close enough to bring us a possible stretch of triple digit temperatures and possible heat advisories next week. So enjoy the rain and break from the really intense heat because it's back next week!

All is quiet in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic with Saharan dust helping to hinder tropical cyclone development for now. But water temperatures are very warm and that could aid in development over the next few weeks. There are two areas of low pressure in the eastern Pacific that have a high chance for development over the next week. But they are moving away from Mexico and the US for now.

Heavy rain yesterday held the high temp to just 89? which was the "coolest" in a month. Today looks like a typical early July day with low 90s and scattered afternoon storms. This weekend will bring mid to upper 90s with isolated rain. Next week is a bit tricky with another heat dome setting up over Texas, but likely to stay to our west. This will bring more extreme heat to Texas, but will put Houston on the edge of heat to our west and rain to our east.

Heavy rain yesterday held the high temp to just 89? which was the "coolest" in a month. Today looks like a typical early July day with low 90s and a scattered of afternoon storms. This weekend will bring mid to upper 90s with isolated rain. Next week is a bit tricky with another heat dome setting up over Texas, but likely to stay to our west. This will bring more extreme heat to Texas, but will put Houston on the edge of heat to our west and rain to our east.

Today has been an unusual summer day in Houston with refreshing cooler temperatures due to clouds and some heavy downpours. We also set a new record for daily maximum rainfall at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport with 2.13"! Parts of SE Texas enjoyed the 70s this afternoon with rain-cooled air. Many areas have picked up 1-3" of rain today with a few showers lingering through early tonight. Watch out for some street flooding where the heavy rain has come down. Look for a 40% chance for showers and storms Friday afternoon with rain chances gradually dropping over the weekend. Another heat dome is set to push in early next week which could mean more heat alerts and another stretch of triple digits temperatures.

The big news today is that the official Colorado State University hurricane season outlook was updated for a second time since April. Forecasters are now calling for 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes due to the unusually warm waters of the tropical Atlantic 4-6 degrees above normal. At this point, the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean are quiet with no tropical cyclone formation expected for the next 7 days. But things are expected to get a lot more active in August and September which is usually the most active period of hurricane season. The eastern pacific is more active with two broad areas of low pressure off the S/SW Mexican coast. They both have a shot to become a tropical depression or storm over the next 7 days.

FOX 26 Meteorologist Remeisha Shade has the latest on the very heavy rain moving over the Houston area and the increasing flood threat.

Watch for another round of downpours by midday and afternoon with a few areas getting heavy rain, but most places getting much-needed rain and slightly cooler high temperatures. The overall pattern will trend warmer and warmer with a heat dome returning to Texas. Next week will bring more heat related alerts and we could hit the upper 90s to low 100s for several days.

Watch for another round of downpours by midday and afternoon with a few areas getting heavy rain, but most places getting much-needed rain and slightly cooler high temperatures. The overall pattern will trend warmer and warmer with a heat dome returning to Texas. Next week will bring more heat-related alerts and we could hit the upper 90s to low 100s for several days.

A decent chance for showers and storms will stick around for Thursday before our pattern shifts back to a hotter and drier one. Still some isolated 1-2" rain totals will be possible through Thursday night. There's also a small risk for street flooding Thursday with more widespread heavy downpours expected. So avoid any flooded areas that may pop up. Temperatures are not as hot Thursday and Friday with more clouds and rain around. By this weekend and next week, another heat dome builds in which will mean increasing heat and decreasing rain chances.