Good morning. The story of the day, the story of the week, and the story for the second half of June is going to be our region’s dangerous heat. The National Weather Service has expanded the “heat advisory” to cover the entire Southeast Texas region, including all of the Houston metro area. With temperatures around 100 degrees, and the heat index pushing 110 degrees due to high humidity, it is strongly advisable to limit activities outdoors during the middle of the day.
It’s Houston. It’s humid. It’s Houmidity. Perhaps that’s not a slogan the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau is going to start using, but it does have the benefit of being accurate.
If you’re looking for something a little bit different this morning, over at The Eyewall, Matt authored a feature report about hurricane activity and the Gulf of Mexico. We’ve seen a spate of major storms in the last six years, particularly with rapidly intensifying and extremely damaging hurricanes. Matt dives into the latest research and speaks with hurricane scientists about whether this is really a trend, and what it means for coastal residents.
Thursday
What is there to say? High pressure is dominating our weather, and this will mean mostly sunny skies, highs near 100 degrees, and southerly winds varying from 5 mph to 15 mph. Nighttime temperatures will offer little reprieve, with lows dropping only to around 80 humid degrees. If you live near the coast, daytime highs will be slightly lower, but the humidity slightly higher. Pick your poison, H-town.
Friday
More of the same.
Saturday and Sunday
The heat peaks this weekend, with much of the area hitting 100 degrees. Expect lots of sunshine. Rain chances remain below 10 percent, daily. Find some water to cool down in if you’re going to be outside.
Next week
The first half of next week should bring still more of the same, although there is some suggestion in the models that the ridge will weaken or flatten later next week, and begin to offer some relief. We’re not talking much here, but highs could start to fall back into the mid- to upper-90s. Rain chances by Friday or so may start to tick back up into the 20 to 40 percent range. But that’s eight days out, and I don’t have confidence in the ridge of high pressure breaking down until the models start to definitively show it. In other words, abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
Anyone that visits Houston in the summer should undergo rigorous psychological assessments.
Lets take it a step further: HOUMIDIFRY!
Outdoor wedding on Saturday, guy is flying in from MN to attend. WOOHOO LETS GO!
I second that.
*physiological
Hot climates aren’t as much of an issue for those with darker skin.
Anyone contemplating MOVING to Houston needs to come experience Houmidity before committing.
That’s my point. Those with darker skin are more adapted to heat, and originate (genetically) from regions that have all the heat and HOUmidity (and beyond).
In contrast, those with fairer skin are not as capable of handling low-latitude climates, regarding the effects of sun angle and such.
And it’s no better over here in Orange….
The new word will be a HOUMONGOUS hit
Houmidity is funny … thx!
And now we have reached the point of the year where I detest anyone who complains about the cold weather…you know who you are.
Cold is still worse. A single hot day of this extent doesn’t do much damage to the environment. In contrast, even a brief 32°F occurence in the morning already suppresses (if not outright kills) ecological activity (let alone a stronger freeze of lower 20s or teens).
I don’t know if the heat killed some of your brain cells but that was the dumbest thing I have ever read
Rather flattering, considering that your reponse here indicates that you don’t have ANY brain cells. Or are not very observant. Combination of both, perhaps?
All you have to do is look at the results in gardens, wilderness, etc after a single 100°F day. Then compare that to a single day of freeze (even a light one). The brief few days of pre-Christmas cold snap of last winter shocked (and even killed) many of the bats in the Waugh Drive roost. Not to mention the few cold days of Feb 2021 that caused severe kills of wildlife, including fish, deer, birds, South Padre’s sea turtles, loads of impacted flora, etc.
In contrast, no such disasters happening with this few days of heat. Point being, given an equivalent number of days duration, cold is FAR more devastating than heat: you have make the heat event very long duration AND combine it with drought in order to get damage that rivals a single cold snap.
Katy is the hottest at 103. Should we evacuate?
I lived in Saudi Arabia in the 80s, and will never forget the feel of the heat/humidity (I lived on the coast) as I stepped off the plane for the first time. Walking outside this morning was very close to that.
I remember the first time I flew down here from Salt Lake City in about July 1986. In
SLC at takeoff it was about 93 F with 7% RH. At landing in Houston it was 93, but with about 70% RH. The plane door opens, and it was instant steam bath. the vents on the plane start spewing water vapor clouds. I thought I was going to die for a few minutes.
The National Weather Service’s table of high temperatures only shows cities from A-L. I feel cheated. Tomorrow, how about showing M-Z?
It is high summer (albeit a few weeks early) in South Texas. It has always been hot and humid. A few degrees, days or % RH doesn’t change that.
Remember, Corpus Christi & the Valley is like this all the time, lol.
Can’t speak for the Valley but Corpus is much more comfortable than Houston in the summer due to proximity to the gulf (highs are usually low 90s) and sea breeze (avg 15-20 mph winds).
I lived in Corpus for 22 years before moving up here 19 yrs ago. And yes, you have a sea breeze and mid-high 90’s & high humidity….for 8 months or more out of the year. Houston does have some seasonal weather at least.
Not really. Heat indexes are high in Corpus as well. But going by averages, they average less rain (and cooler relief) compared to Houston.
Nailed it 🔨💦
I’ll have to stay “cool” in Angleton,
Yes, the “feels like” at 104.2 before 10 AM in Cypress, say no more.
All of the officials are going on about the heat emergency and everything, but, I mean, summer is starting in Houston, it is always hot, and most people are aware of it, and know that they should drink water, and not leave their kids and pets in the car, and every other precaution.
Every year there are tens of thousands of new transplants to the Houston region who are about to experience their first Houston summer. It might be repetitious information for us long time residents, but there are many who have never had to worry about a heat index of 110 or a wetbulb temperature that prevents the body from regulating heat.
It is also the responsible thing to inform citizens. Do you have a problem when officials discuss Hurricane season every year Jason?
About to make my final trip to visit Houston before my son & his family move. The only thing any of us will miss is Space City Weather. Thanks for being an oasis for the last 6 years!
If all of us moved away from Houston – not a bad idea at all! – the Chamber of Commerce would be holding a bake sale for the poor developers.
I am trying to do the same as we speak! The only time I would ever visit Houston again would be in between the months of January and April.
The problem for many wanting to escape is where to go? Ticket shock of the price of housing anywhere nice is the reason many have no hope of ever leaving – except in a ‘box’ – boxes are relatively cheap, aren’t they?.
Oct to Dec are good as well.
Honestly, I myself even enjoy the summers here so far they feature the normal, more frequent rainfall … as opposed to more of the drier spells.
Anyone ever seen the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark? Remember that scene where the guy’s face melts off after looking at the ark? I saw that happen earlier today downtown. Poor guy didn’t have a hat.
That was me, thank you very much. I thought no one would notice.
It was 92 degrees this afternoon in my backyard in Sweeny. However the dewpoint was 77 which put the heat index at 107. You also have to add about 14 degrees to the heat index when you step in direct sunlight. 92 degrees doesn’t sound that bad alone but when you factor in the humidity and the solar radiation, that innocent sounding 92 degrees suddenly feels like 121 when exposed to the sunlight. Always remember the heat index is the feels like temperature in the shade. It’s much worse out in the sunlight. That is why people should always try to stay in a shaded area as much as possible this time of year.
There’s also wind that needs to be factored in (which was rather gusting throughout the area today). Not to mention whether the sunlight is 100%, or accompanied by thicker cloud cover (that provide some protection from the radiation).
I have to refrain from saying in response to ” Is it hot enough for you”
Good Grief!
What’s up with the haze/dust in the mornings? Wondering if it’s any of that Canadian smoke??