Stan Blazyk is a life-long weather enthusiast, long-time Galveston resident and author of "A Century of Galveston Weather." He has written about weather for The Daily News for more than a decade.
High pressure to the east and low pressure to the west is resulting in brisk southerly winds and dangerous rip currents as we move into the new week.
Another thunderstorm complex (MCS) is moving gradually towards Southeast Texas this morning. Although the atmosphere locally has dried out and…
Spotty thunderstorms have deposited from ¼ inch to 1 inch across various parts of the County over the past couple of days, with official amoun…
After a few days of low humidity levels and slightly cooler temperatures, local conditions are slowly transitioning back to more typical mid-J…
A weak cold front pushed across the County this morning, bringing light rain (ranging from 0.18” at Hitchcock to 0.08” at Scholes Field in Gal…
Forecast models are in fairly good agreement that the center of Cristobal will move ashore east of our area over central or southeast Louisian…
Although nobody likes ambiguity with tropical systems, we are in a period of much uncertainty and very little certainty regarding the developm…
Tropical Depression #3 has formed in the Bay of Campeche. It is generally expected by the National Hurricane Center to develop into Tropical S…
The possibility for tropical development still exists and has some potential for impacting the Texas coast by next weekend or beyond as a weakening Tropical Storm Amanda moves north across Guatemala and into the Bay of Campeche where it could redevelop into an organized tropical system.
Hurricane season is fast approaching. That is not something we look forward to, but as coastal residents, it is something we must plan for. Tw…
Storm has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Cristobal. No change in overall outlook at this point in time.
I share your sentiments!
Want to share a clarification. The next storm will be named Cristobal, not Chantal, which doesn't appear again until 2025.
It doesn't happen that dramatically that often. We tend to get some heating and drying effect from southwesterly winds, but in this case, it was quite impressive. It actually felt like being in the desert to me.
And thank you for the feedback!
Certainly nothing in the data coming in around the world appearing that contradicts that assumption.
I agree!
That is happening here. The only good news is that there is no sign of a real freeze for at least the next week or two. Maybe we can avoid one this winter!
Stan Blazyk commented on Heavy rain possible this week a look at early July’s weather
Certainly do not need it all at once, though it was quite timely for our yard and garden. More to come this week.