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Showers could be seen early Wednesday morning, mostly near the coast and east of Houston. As the day moves into the afternoon, weather turns muggy with scattered afternoon rain and temperature highs in the mid 90s.

A ridge of high pressure has weakened and moved into West Texas, so our chances for a daily round of afternoon rain is back in the forecast. Watch for pop-up showers and storms on Wednesday, then possibly less on Thursday followed by the chance for heavier rain late Friday into the weekend.

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Tropical Storm Fernand is not going down in the history books as anything remarkable. It should fizzle later today and tomorrow as it heads into the colder water and harsh jet stream current in the north Atlantic. Elsewhere, there are a few weak tropical waves including one in the Caribbean that are unlikely to organize over the next few days. So things are fairly quiet in the tropics. However, we are about to enter into what is usually the busiest month of the hurricane season, September. So stay alert and be ready to take action if a tropical system heads towards us.

Morning rain well south of Houston, otherwise hot and humid with a few afternoon storms. Highs in the mid 90s.

As high pressure shrinks and moves westward on Tuesday, expect scattered afternoon storms. This pattern should stay in place for the rest of the week and into this weekend, so expect highs in the low to mid 90s with a daily scattering of storms during the typical times after about 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.

As high pressure shrinks and moves westward on Tuesday, expect scattered afternoon storms. This pattern should stay in place for the rest of the week and into this weekend, so expect highs in the low to mid 90s with a daily scattering of storms during the typical times after about 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The season's sixth tropical storm, Fernand, is not much of a story in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It has avoided any land and is a small system with winds near 60 mph. It will move to the north and northeast, likely losing tropical characteristics by Wednesday. Elsewhere, a tropical wave just entering the Caribbean doesn't look impressive and is unlikely to get stronger. Development chance for Invest 99L is now down to near 0%. We will continue to keep a close eye on the entire Atlantic basin as we near the peak of hurricane season on September 10.

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It's pretty quiet Monday morning but will soon grow to be sunny and hot with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Ozone could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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