Houston-area weather forecast 8-23

Warm weather on Sunday with a few showers possible this afternoon. Our attention, however, is focused on a complex forecast over the next few days for the Houston-area. Marco, forecast to become a hurricane later today, will likely make landfall along the Louisiana coastline on Monday evening with very little negative impact to our weather in Houston. Not far behind Marco is Laura, which is showing signs of strengthening this morning over the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Once Laura emerges in the Gulf on Monday, we should have higher confidence where the ultimate track will take the storm. Part of Houston is in Laura's cone of uncertainty, but there does remain a high level of uncertainty as it moves over the rugged terrain of Hispaniola and Cuba. The current forecast has Laura making landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday morning either in Texas or Louisiana. This is an evolving forecast so be sure to check back in throughout the day.