Stan Blazyk

January is named after the mythological Roman god of changes and was depicted by a two-faced head — one looking back and the other looking forward.

Although temperatures have been running about 4 degrees above normal locally, the weather has been just about ideal.

March ended on a dry note locally with no measurable precipitation in Galveston since a paltry 0.01 inch March 15.

Rain showers are likely from tonight through the middle of next week.

Galveston County has had a dry spell of late. Even though parts of the mainland have received some precipitation from our last couple of systems, folks on the island are

Showers and thunderstorms brought relief to dry areas of the county Tuesday.

A slow-moving cold front will sag southward across Texas over the next few days, bringing a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Both League City and Galveston have about a 20 percent chance of rain.

After a pleasant May cool front ushered in some needed rain to Galveston County, increasing clouds and humidity levels have brought back somewhat muggy conditions locally with periods of light

A weak cold front that drifted offshore brought a brief spell of cooler temperatures sunny skies and lower humidity levels to the County on Monday and Tuesday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved across the county Tuesday dropped rain of 0.62 inch to more than an inch in some areas, while other locales received little more than light sprinkles.