Houston’s weather will remain very fine through about Tuesday of next week. Combined with Wednesday’s cool front, a persistent northerly flow will keep highs in the mid- to upper-80s, and overnight lows in the low 60s for inland areas, and mid- to upper-60s closer to the coast. Drier air will feel great for everyone. We have no significant rain concerns for at least the next week or 10 days. Given this, for the time being, this site will continue to focus on the very active tropics, and specifically the destructive potential of Hurricane Irma.
Irma
Not a whole lot has changed with regard to the storm, or its potential track, during the overnight hours. The storm has weakened slightly, with a rise in its central pressure, and maximum sustained winds have fallen to 180 mph. Nevertheless, Irma remains an extremely intense and dangerous hurricane. Most of the forecast models bring Irma near Florida in about three days as a Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane, with the National Hurricane Center predicting a powerful storm with 150 mph sustained winds.
In its 4am CT track update (shown below), the National Hurricane Center didn’t change its forecast a whole lot. This keeps the landfall location squarely over Miami, and it’s difficult to argue too much with this forecast. However some uncertainty does remain, which I’ll discuss below.
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