Mostly cloudy and muggy Thursday with isolated afternoon storms

August brought quite the change of pace marking the 10th wettest on record (as measured at Bush Airport) and breaking the trend of excessive heat. September will begin with more of the same - very warm, humid air with pop up afternoon storms. Friday looks similar, but the combination of a stationary front and deep tropical moisture should lead to hefty rain for all three days of the Labor Day weekend. Finally, after the first August since 1997 without a named tropical system, this morning Tropical Depression #5 formed in the north Atlantic Ocean and is no threat to the United States.