Houston weather: Rain, storms Friday; tracking tropical disturbance in Gulf; live radar

HOUSTON - There is a FOX 26 Storm Alert for Friday as tropical moisture arrives today and tomorrow. The entire Texas coast is at some risk for some isolated flash flooding so expect some rounds of heavy rain Friday afternoon.

Gulf Low heads to South Texas

Tropical update Friday: Hurricane Erin forms; watching Gulf disturbance

FOX 26 Meteorologist Allison Gargaro has a tropical update for Friday. We are also watching an area of low pressure in the southern Gulf. Invest 98 has gotten stronger, and the National Hurricane Center has upgraded its chance of becoming a very brief tropical depression to 50%. The center of the system is likely to move inland near the northeastern Mexico coast later today, bringing some rain to Texas.

An area of low pressure in the southern Gulf (Invest 98L) got stronger overnight, and the Natonal Hurricane Center upgraded its chance of becoming a very brief tropical depression to 50%. However, around mid-day Friday, the NHC dropped the chances to near-zero. The center of the system is likely to move inland near the northeastern Mexico coast later today.

For us in Southeast Texas, heavy rain, isolated street flooding and a high rip current risk are likely on both Friday and Saturday. We are in a 1/4 risk for flooding, stay weather aware for any changes.

Erin getting stronger in Atlantic

Elsewhere, Erin has strengthened to a hurricane and could become a major hurricane this weekend or sooner. It will stay north of the Caribbean and mainly pose a risk to Bermuda while bring larger waves to the beaches from Florida to New England.

Hot, unsettled pattern

Other than the tropical system, our overall weather pattern looks familiar with a daily round of scattered storms and humid highs in the mid 90s next week.