Flood risk through Labor Day Monday

Heavy rain may create street flooding

Rainfall is likely through the weekend into next week. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tonight’s Forecast:

This evening will be cloudy, muggy and damp. Temperatures will drop to the mid-70s. Rain is possible by the coast in the early morning hours.

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It's going to be cloudy and wet. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Saturday’s Forecast:

Saturday will be wet. Unlike what we have seen the past few days, our rainfall is possible throughout the day. As early as 9-10AM we can see The deep moisture content in our atmosphere along with this front, creates an environment where street flooding can occur from slow moving cells of heavy rain.

Rain is likely. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Flood threat Saturday:

Saturday through Labor Day we have a widespread rainy pattern with more threats of street flooding.

A moderate threat for all of SE Texas (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Sunday & Labor Day Monday:

It’s going to be an ACTIVE weather weekend. Rain chances are likely every day, and flooding is certainly a concern. Plan on extra travel time and respect the lightning threat - if you are at the pool or a lake and hear thunder head indoors. More heavy rain with a threat of flooding lasts through Monday. Make sure you have backup plans because once the rain starts it may be a long while before the rain ends.

Temperatures in the 80s with more rain expected (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Rain is expected on Labor Day. Houston’s wettest Labor Day Holiday was in 1923 when we received 2.45″ of rain.

The hottest labor day was 109 in 2000. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

10-day forecast:

The benefit of having a weather pattern like this is it keeps temperatures in check. Highs are expected to be in the 80s and lower 90s through next weekend.

Rain chances are daily. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tracking the tropics:

Hurricane Danielle is churning in the Northern Atlantic, but it poses no threat to land. This is a fish storm. It won’t move much farther north than it is now. Invest 91L may become Earl in the next few days. It will stay over the Atlantic. Make sure you have our Hurricane Tracker App for updates on these systems and others that will form in the tropics.

Danielle is a category 1 hurricane. (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Will not affect the United States (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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