HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Slow-moving, heavy thunderstorms dropped over 2″ of rain in parts of Houston Thursday afternoon.
Another round of scattered downpours expected around Houston neighborhoods on Friday.
The rain is a welcome sight since we got news Thursday that drought conditions are getting worse across parts of Southeast Texas
The latest drought report does not include the rain received over the last couple of days.
Temperatures should stay below the century mark Friday afternoon for most areas.
What can we expect for the weekend?
It will be hot both days this weekend, but highs in Houston should stay just shy of 100. A little Saharan dust will move through, keeping rain chances low at 20% or less. Another weak disturbance will blow in from the Gulf late Sunday pushing rain chances back up to 40% territory for Monday.
Are we done with 100 degree weather?
Unfortunately, no. While wecurrently don’t have any triple digits in the 10 day forecast for Houston, a new heat ridge is expected to build back into Texas by the middle of August, if not sooner.
Is there anything worth watching in the tropics?
Another large Saharan dust cloud is moving across the Atlantic Ocean, but there are also large tropical waves emerging south of it. These waves often clear out the dust so that following tropical wave have room to develop. In other words, the tropics may start to get active in August as is typical in hurricane season. For the very latest check out our daily tropical update.
