Low-end chances for rain are in the forecast for the next couple of days ahead of a high chance for showers and thunderstorms late this week. Thursday and Friday are First Alert Weather Days due to the likely showers and thunderstorms and possibility for flooding. Rainfall totals could exceed 2 to 3 inches in some parts of East Texas. High temperatures will be in the 90s before the rain arrives, then we'll drop into the 70s and 80s by this weekend and next week. The two main components to this week's rain are moisture from the Pacific that has flowed into the atmosphere over Texas for the last week, and then a cold front that will arrive on Friday. After the cold front moves through East Texas, chances for rain will decrease, though not completely diminish. Additionally, temperatures will sit near to below normal through the end of next week.
Today in weather history... September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian reached Category 5 intensity in the Gulf of America, formerly the Gulf of Mexico, before making a catastrophic landfall in Florida as a high-end Category 4 during the afternoon. The storm killed 150 people and produced around $110 billion in damage in the state. Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, updates on the deadly nor'easter affecting the East Coast, as well as SpaceX's Starship splashing down into the Pacific today. Finally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing Hurricane Polo moves northward off the southwestern coast of Mexico, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
