A weak cold front pushed off the coast this morning, bringing light showers followed by clearing skies and lower humidity levels. This should set the stage for partly cloudy, milder weather tomorrow.

A weak cold front pushed off the coast this morning, bringing cloudy skies and somewhat cooler conditions to the County. Lows this morning ranged from 62° in the Friendswood area to 64° in Galveston with clearing skies and a cool 70° high expected this afternoon (contrasting with the warm da…

A brief, but relatively modest cold snap brought more seasonable temperatures and rather pleasant conditions to Galveston County for the first half of this week.

With the development of Tropical Storm Theta, the 2020 Hurricane Season is now the busiest of record with a total 29 named storms, 12 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes.

As of 12 pm, CST a poorly organized Tropical Depression Eta was moving north-northeastward at 6-mph into the Caribbean Sea about 95-miles east-northeast of Belize City. Sustained winds were 35-mph with a central barometric pressure of 1004 MB (29.65”).

2020 will go into the record book as a strange year in many ways, weather and hurricane season included.

At 10 am, CDT, Tropical Storm Zeta was moving northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico. At that time, Zeta was centered near 21.6 N and 89.5 W, or about 40 miles north-northeast of Progreso, Mexico. Sustained winds were 65 mph and central barometric pressure was 985 MB (29.09 inches). Zeta was …

At 10 am, CDT, Tropical Storm Zeta was centered near 17.8 N and 83.8 W, or about 290 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba. Sustained winds are 40-mph with a barometric pressure of 1005 MB (29.68”). Zeta is basically stationary at this time.

Mild mornings and warm temperatures in the mid-80’s continue across Galveston County this week. So far, temperatures are running 2.2° above normal for October in Galveston and 4.3° above in League City.

Sunday morning brought sunny skies and light winds to the area, with Galveston averaging only 9.8 mph during the day. This was in stark contrast to the stormy conditions that raked much of the county Friday night and Saturday as Delta passed by 75 nautical miles to the east of Galveston County.

Tropical Storm wind gusts and rainbands moved into the Galveston area overnight as Major Hurricane Delta continued its march towards the southwest Louisiana coast. As of 10:05 am this morning, Scholes Field had measured 38-mph sustained winds and 48-mph gusts with the zone of tropical force …

Hurricane Delta has intensified to a Category 2 storm with 100 mph sustained winds and is expected to become a major (Category 3) hurricane with 115 mph winds within 24 hours as it continues its projected path towards southwest Louisiana. Accordingly, Tropical Storm and Coastal Flood Warning…

The 10 am advisory from the National Hurricane Center again shifted the track a little back to the west (we can expect these shifts as the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico). At that time, Hurricane Delta had weakened over the Yucatan to a Category 2 hurricane with 105-mph winds and a cent…

Hurricane Delta has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph sustained winds. Delta has become very well organized and is in a favorable environment. As a consequence, it is expected to become a robust Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph sustained winds within the next 12-24 hours …

The National Hurricane Center upgraded the disturbance in the Caribbean Sea to Tropical Storm Delta. At 10 am, CDT, Delta was centered near 16.4 N and 78.6 W, or 135 miles south of Negril, Jamaica. Delta was moving west at 7 mph with sustained winds of 45 mph and a central pressure of 1002 M…

At 10 am, the National Hurricane Center upgraded the disturbance in the Caribbean Sea to Tropical Depression #25. At that time, the depression was centered near 18.1 N and 84.7 W, or about 335-miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. The depression was moving northwest at 9-mph, with sustained wi…

The first truly robust cold front of the fall season rolled through Galveston County yesterday bringing wind gusts to 40-mph and scattered thundershowers. These were light, however, generally depositing less than 1/10 inch of rain in most spots, excepting an 0.18” total measured on the East …

The 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center reveals that Beta has weakened to a tropical depression and is slowly beginning to make its expected northeastward turn. At that time, Beta was centered near 28.9 N and 96.7 W, or about 15 miles east-northeast of Victoria. Beta was movi…

Tropical Storm Beta is moving a little more quickly to the west-northwest and could make landfall near Port O’Connor late tonight. It's then expected to turn northeastward, paralleling the Texas coast and moving across southern Galveston County or near Galveston Island during the day on Wedn…