Scattered downpours popping up today with more coming in the days ahead

Thursday, August 6, 2026 5:16PM
Scattered downpours today with more coming in the days ahead
Scattered thundershowers are passing through Southeast Texas today, and those rain chances will climb even more early next week as tropical air visits Houston.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Our hot, humid, and hazy weather continues today, but we are also observing scattered showers and thunderstorms passing through this afternoon.

Those showers and storms will march through some Houston-area neighborhoods during the early afternoon. Your chance of rain is 40%. Those showers should help cap off high temperatures in the mid 90s for most with a peak heat index closer to 105.

How long will these daily rain chances stick around?

All the way into next week! Afternoon rain chances will range from 30-40% through Sunday, the climb to 60% Monday when a batch of tropical moisture blows overhead. That moisture will depart on Tuesday, and as a heat ridge builds back in, temperatures should start climbing back toward 100 degrees at the end of next week.

What are you tracking in the tropics?

Saharan dust is the primary thing we are tracking in the Atlantic, but there are a couple of disturbances threatening to develop in the Pacific. Visit our Tropical Update page for a more in-depth tropical weather discussion and forecast.

13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
Southeast Texas
Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties

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