Houston forecast: Extreme climate, flooding potential in Southeast Texas

HOUSTON — Wednesday will carry one other day with widespread showers and thunderstorms.  Rain possibilities ramp up shortly mid to late morning and final by the late afternoon. 

The KHOU 11 Climate Group has issued an hourly Climate Impression Alert as storm possibilities ramp up after 11 a.m., with the best danger of extreme climate between 1 p.m. and seven p.m. 

Temperatures will peak close to 88° noon, and scattered thunderstorms, some extreme, are anticipated throughout the afternoon commute. 

Keep weather-aware throughout the night as storms may linger into the early nighttime hours.

A Stage 2 out of 5 (Slight Danger) has been issued for a lot of Southeast Texas, together with Houston, Sugar Land, Tomball, Conroe, Liberty, and El Campo. This implies there’s an elevated danger for damaging wind gusts and a possible remoted twister, particularly throughout the afternoon and night hours.

• Damaging wind gusts
• Remoted twister
• Heavy downpours resulting in road flooding

A slight flood danger extends throughout the Houston metro space right this moment, with reasonable danger zones additional north and west, together with Brenham, Huntsville, and Austin. Storms this afternoon may carry heavy downpours, particularly to already saturated areas, elevating the chance of road flooding and low-lying water accumulation.

Count on a principally dry morning. The primary spherical of storms ought to start between 1 p.m. and seven p.m., with scattered thunderstorms seemingly throughout the realm into the early night.

Count on two rounds of storms right this moment:

• Mid to late morning (10 a.m. – midday): Preliminary spherical of showers and thunderstorms begins to develop.
• Afternoon to early night (Midday – 7 p.m.): A second, stronger spherical is probably going, coinciding with the afternoon commute.
• Night (by 9–10 p.m.): Storms might linger in remoted areas earlier than truly fizzling out.

Thursday morning: Rain returns early alongside the coast, spreading inland by the commute. Situations might not totally wind down till later within the day.

• Complete Houston metro is underneath a Stage 2 danger for extreme storms.
• Northwest of Houston (e.g., Wharton, Columbus, north of Katy): Might even see the primary indicators of morning exercise.
• South and coastal areas (e.g., Galveston, Pearland): Could see night storms as exercise shifts southward.

• Prep early: Run errands earlier than 10 a.m. to keep away from storm exercise.
• Look ahead to flooded roads: Road flooding is feasible throughout and after downpours.
• Safe out of doors objects: Robust wind gusts may knock down unsecured objects.
• Keep alert: Hold notifications on for watches or warnings. Situations may escalate shortly.

“Don’t drive by flooded roads. the drill — we’ve achieved this earlier than,” says KHOU 11 Meteorologist Pat Cavlin.

• Thursday: One other climate alert day. Count on widespread rain with 2–4 inches seemingly and remoted totals as much as 6–8 inches.
• Friday: Much less lively however nonetheless scattered showers.
• Weekend: Drier breaks with warmth returning early subsequent week.
• Tropics: No storm growth anticipated over the subsequent 7 days.
• Father’s Day (Sunday) is trending drier however nonetheless heat.

Harris County (together with Houston, Pasadena, Baytown), Fort Bend County (Richmond, Sugar Land, Missouri Metropolis), Montgomery County (Conroe, The Woodlands), Brazoria County (Angleton, Pearland, Alvin, Lake Jackson), Galveston County (Galveston, League Metropolis, Texas Metropolis), Liberty County (Liberty, Cleveland, Dayton), Walker County (Huntsville, New Waverly), Waller County (Hempstead, Prairie View, Waller), Polk County (Livingston, Corrigan), Chambers County (Anahuac, Mont Belvieu, Winnie), Wharton County (Wharton, El Campo), Washington County (Brenham), Matagorda County (Bay Metropolis, Palacios), Grimes County (Anderson, Navasota), Austin County (Bellville, Sealy), Colorado County (Columbus, Eagle Lake, Weimar), Trinity County (Groveton, Trinity).