Stan Blazyk

A series of thunderstorms brought excessive rainfall, frequent lightning, gusty winds to 61 mph and street flooding to Galveston over the past four days.

The National Hurricane Center at 10 a.m. issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Chambers and Galveston counties.

High pressure parked over West Texas and the southern Rockies, continues to support hot weather across much of Texas with temperatures running in the upper 90s and 100-degree-plus range.

You might be surprised to learn that what seemed to be a hot and muggy July averaged 0.1 degree below normal.

Seasonably hot weather will continue for the time being with a mid-level high pressure ridge settled in over the northern and northwestern Gulf.

A hard freeze is likely for much of Galveston County this weekend with low temperatures in the upper 20s in League City and Friendswood on Sunday and around 35 degrees

First, the bad news. Our hot, dry weather is likely to linger through the end of this month. Heat indexes as high as 108 degrees in Galveston and 113 degrees in League City are possible later this week.

Signs of drought are everywhere — dry, parched grass, heat and drought-stressed plants and trees.

Satellite data has indicated the disturbance 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast has become better organized since Saturday. Consequently, the National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of tropical

As late as 4 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service still had a Flood Watch for Galveston and Harris counties with heavy rain expected overnight and into today.