After a period of rapidly changing weather, with conditions swinging quickly from rainy and warm to sunny and cool, Galveston experienced a week of near ideal weather. Unfortunately, this spell finally ended as a cold front pushed through the area on Monday, bringing a brief round of showers followed by some of the coolest weather of the season so far

Certainly it would be difficult to find someone to complain about the ideal weather we have had lately. It doesn't get better than this! While this spell of mild weather should linger through this weekend, you might want to keep a sweater or jacket handy for next week. The coolest weather so far this season is likely to move in by late Monday. Temperatures

The two fundamental elements that any tropical system needs to flourish is an abundance of warm water above 80 degrees and calm upper-level winds (absence of wind shear). Yesterday, Hurricane Ida had those conditions. Today as it moves north it has moved into a more unfavorable environment and, consequently, has begun the expected weakening process

A complex weather pattern, involving a coastal low and Hurricane Ida should keep local surfers happy. Higher than normal tides and rather decent breakers will undoubtedly attract the more adventurous to the beach today and tomorrow. A surface low in the western Gulf of Mexico, an approaching upper-level trough moving into Texas from the west, and high

I've had a number of people ask me these questions over the past couple of days, especially after they have listened to some of the more sensationlistic reports that have surfaced since Ida first developed into a tropical depression. To "cut to the chase": 1. It is unlikely that Ida will directly impact our weather and even more unlikely

UPDATE (10:35 am): The tropical low in the southwest Caribbean has been upgraded to Tropical Depression #11. At 10:00 am, EST the newly designated depression was located near 11.6 N and 82.0W. Sustained winds were at 35-mph and central barometric pressure was 1006 MB (29.71"). The system was moving northwest at 8-mph. The depression is expected

Heavy rains moved across Galveston Island Thursday night and early Friday, soaking some vendors and early attendees at the Lone Star Biker Rally in Galveston. Rainfall amounts, between 9 pm Thursday evening and 9 am Friday morning ranged from 1.17" at Scholes Field to 2.05" closer to downtown, where the Rally is being staged. Despite the overnight

A potent upper-level through, an advancing cool front and an influx of deep Gulf moisture will create a volatile mixture for Thursday here in Galveston. Accordingly, the National Weather Service has issued both a Flash Flood Watch and a Hazardous Weather Outlook for most ot southeast Texas, including Galveston Island. This outlook means that the first

Despite the fact that the last two weekends have brought near-perfect weather to the Isle, nobody could blame Galvestonians for feeling like we have had more than our share of wet weather lately. Unfortunately, if current forecasts hold, this coming week may be a wet one as well. Rain is likely to return as early as Monday as yet another in a series

Galveston is on track to have its second consecutive sunny, cool weekend in a row. Those of us who love this kind of fall weather are deligthed, especially after the heavy rains this week. Unfortunately, it appears as though our tantalizing touch of fall will be brief, indeed. Clouds and milder temperatures should begin returning by Sunday, as winds