Near Katy, TX, during the mid-afternoon.
Near, or maybe in Katy, TX, during the late afternoon.
Katy, TX, during the early evening.
Cypress, TX, during the early evening.
Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.
Summary: The day was very warm, mostly sunny, and dry. There looked to be some isolated light to maybe moderate showers in and around the northern and southern areas of Houston, TX, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Cirro and alto stratus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the morning. Alto stratus with maybe some stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the afternoon, evening, and night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and some occasional moderately strong to maybe really strong gusts, during the morning and afternoon. The wind speeds looked to be calm with moderate to moderately strong gusts and some occasional really strong 20 mph gusts, during the evening and maybe night. It felt warm, during the early morning. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the late morning. It felt hot, during the afternoon. It started to feel warm, during the early evening. It felt a little cool, during the late evening and early night. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and 60's and the high temps looked to be in the 80's and 90's, for the Houston, TX area.
Houston, TX Storm Summary: There looked to be some isolated light to maybe moderate showers in and around the northern and southern areas of Houston, TX, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night. I didn't hear, or see any reports of any flooding, or damage.
My Storm Summary: I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I saw some dark alto stratus and some possible stratus clouds that looked to be rain producing clouds, during the mid and late afternoon and evening. I didn't see any rain drops from them. I didn't see any flooding, wet roads, puddles, wet ground, lightning, or damage. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.
Locations: Northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.
Thoughts: The Houston, TX area received some almost record breaking temperatures today! The last hot day, before the cool front passes through and brings temperatures closer to normal for fall.
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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000 FXUS64 KHGX 160038 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 738 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .UPDATE... Radar shows that the cold front has just cleared the coast, with dewpoints beginning to drop across the area. Though the vast majority have been dry and will continue to do so, some showers have popped up near the front just east of our area in Jefferson and Orange counties, and the slightest of chances for a brief shower exists over coastal Chambers County this evening. Up north, College Station and a few other sites already have a dewpoint at or below 50 degrees as cooler and drier air begins to filter in. Some breezy north winds are also setting up across the area this evening. Sustained winds are generally in the 10-15 mph range, with numerous reported gusts as high as 25 mph or so. While starting to approach the threshold for a wind advisory, think winds will stay just underneath, and will hold off on any headlines. These winds should largely continue through the night, beginning to slowly subside towards morning. The wind situation is a little different over the waters, so reference the Marine section below if planning to do any boating. Have had to adjust temps slightly in the next few hours, as things got a bit warmer right on the coast, and have had to adjust their cooling both as the front has passed and normal nighttime cooling. Luchs && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 626 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017/ AVIATION... Only TAF site left for the cold front to move through is GLS, and that will happen in the next 30-45 minutes with gusty north developing in its wake. Satellite and surface obs show some cloud decks behind the front (right now MAINLY in the UTS and CXO areas) that we`ll probably be dealing with this evening and maybe into parts of the overnight hours. Other than that, will be carrying gusty north winds tonight and for most of the day tomorrow with the higher values near the coast. Winds are expected to be weakening beginning tomorrow afternoon up north. 42 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017/ DISCUSSION... The dry cold front was passing across the Houston Metro at 3 PM with some heavy cloud cover thinning out, which allowed high temps ahead of the front to reach the 90s. Winds will pick up behind the front as high pressure builds in from the northwest. The evening shift will further monitor wind speed trends to see if a wind advisory is warranted along the immediate coast. Weather behind the cold front will be very pleasant, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, lows in the 40s and 50s, clear skies, and dew points in the 40s. A shortwave trough passes over the Ozarks on Tuesday night. This will cause surface winds to become more easterly, which will bring dew points back to the 50s and 60s and high temperatures in the low 80s through Friday. Then, a shortwave upper level ridge tracking into the area on Thursday, in addition to the surface high pressure, will help keep us dry through Friday. On Friday, winds will be more persistent with onshore flow. Both the ECMWF and GFS show good surface convergence along the coast, so chances for precipitation are raised along the coast Friday afternoon through Saturday. The forecast becomes much more complex beginning Sunday with a large amount of divergence in the model solutions between the GFS and Euro. GFS shows a surface low pressure moving into the area from the Gulf, while the Euro shows a cutoff low aloft sitting over the area for several days starting next Sunday. Needless to say, widespread rain chances were added, and this is a time period we will be monitoring closely in the coming days. 22 MARINE... The cold front will reach the coast near Matagorda Bay late this afternoon and will push off the upper coast early this evening. Small craft advisories are in effect this evening with 20 to 25 knot winds expected and seas building to around 8 feet well offshore overnight. Well offshore the advisory will continue into Monday afternoon. Behind the front tides will fall to below normal late tonight and early Monday. Seas will subside by Tuesday with easterly winds expected by Wednesday. The pressure gradient will gradually tighten with wind speeds increasing Wednesday night and Thursday. A long easterly fetch will set up across the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, and will remain in place through the weekend. Seas will reach at least 5 feet by Thursday afternoon. Therefore, elevated seas and tides will be possible late this week. 33 CLIMATE... Several records were preliminarily tied or surpassed today: City of Houston - High record of 92 set in 2015 was tied today Houston Hobby - High record of 92 set in 2015 was tied today Galveston - High record of 88 set in 2007 was beat today with a new high of 90 Today also marks a new latest 90+ degree day for Galveston. The latest 90+ degree day for the City of Houston is October 29th, set back in 1991. For Houston Hobby, the latest 90+ degree day is November 3rd, set back in 1973. College Station`s latest 90+ degree day is November 16th, set in 1921. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 54 77 48 78 49 / 0 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 61 77 55 78 54 / 10 10 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 68 77 63 77 67 / 10 10 0 0 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM CDT Monday for the following zones: Galveston Bay...Matagorda Bay. Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM CDT Monday for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM...Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM...Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM. && $$ Discussion...25
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 357 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-160900- Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Harris-Houston- Liberty-Madison-Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller- Washington-Wharton- 357 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Patchy fog will result in visibilities falling to or below one mile at times this morning. Motorists are urged to use caution on area roadways. Fog is expected to lift after sunrise. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$
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