Space City Weather
2 days ago · In brief: Houston faces two days of record-setting heat before a nice front arrives on Tuesday night to usher drier and cooler air into the region for the rest of the week.Rain chances, unfortunately, continue to look fairly low. Also, if you have a clear view of the Western sky, we encourage you to look for a new comet near the horizon.
Why hurricanes are strongest on the right side
Aug 30, 2016 · Hurricane wind speed diagram (Courtesy CUNY) This results in a net increase of force (and, thus, wind speed) on the right side of the storm, and a net decrease of force and wind speed on the left. Since winds are what drive storm surges, “pushing” ocean water toward the shore, we also see the worst storm surges on the right hand side of the ...
Space City Weather – Page 770
Oct 8, 2024 · Space City Weather – Page 770. Welcome to my new weather site. October 23, 2015 at 1:29 pmby Eric Berger. After 17 great years at the Houston Chronicle I’m moving to a new position at Ars Technica covering space. However the editors at Ars realize I have an interest in weather and a dedicated audience, so they agreed to allow me to continue ...
A sizzling end to September, with probably at least a week to go …
Sep 30, 2024 · In brief: Summer is not over.In today’s post we explain why the end of September has been very hot, and why that’s not going to change much this week. We’ll also take a look at the weekend forecast, when there are a lot of outdoor events in the metro area.
Cooler weather is probably coming to Houston next week, but …
Oct 1, 2024 · In brief: Today’s update digs a little deeper into our lack of rainfall during the second half of summer, and whether we’re going to see relief any time soon.The answer is maybe, and that especially coastal areas have a healthy chance of rain this weekend. Then, by early next week, passage of a decent fall cool front looks increasingly likely.
Why do meteorologists use different dates for seasons?
Mar 8, 2017 · Meteorological Seasons. Meteorologists group seasons into months: March 1-May 31 for spring, June 1-August 31 for summer, September 1-November 30 for fall, and December 1-February 28 for winter. These groups make it simpler for meteorologists to describe the seasons. Not only are they easier to remember, they also correlate with temperatures ...
July-like weather continues much of this week
Jun 11, 2018 · We have a fair bit of cloud cover around this morning, so we’ll call it partly sunny today and a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow and Wednesday. Temperatures will be pretty steady. Expect average high temperatures in the mid-90s (93-96 on average) with low temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Basically, what’s normal for mid- to late-July.
Sunny weather continues until the weekend, with Saturday …
Oct 2, 2024 · Urbanization most definitely exacerbates flooding. The more big cities expand due to the endless growing population the less rain it’s going to take to overwhelm bayus and rivers cause all the rain that falls is just going to runoff the extra concrete and rooftops into the nearest creek or river instead of soaking into natural land and trees.
Delicious, drier air arrives with northerly winds today and will hang ...
Sep 26, 2024 · Typically, we designate the day after Houston’s first nighttime temperature of 65 degrees, or lower, as Fall Day. The coolest night of the season, so far, came on September 9, when low temperatures reached 67 degrees at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Low temperatures there tonight will get close ...
The Space City Weather app now has AccuWeather data and a …
Jul 19, 2024 · If you’ve been paying attention to what happens on your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Android devices, you know that a new version of our app recently dropped and is in the wild. As is our wont, when …