LCRA

No significant changes to the hot and dry weather pattern can be expected over the next week. Forecasts indicate our region will continue under the influence of a broad, late summer heat dome, which will cause more triple-digit temperatures and little to no rain. There are beginning to be some signs the heat dome will start to weaken late next week, allowing a weak cold front...

Although Tropical Storm Edouard dissipated Wednesday, the remnants of this system along with an enhanced area of moisture flowing inland from the Gulf are expected to bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to much of the region through Labor Day, and possibly all the way to the middle of next week. The temperature looks to stay quite hot over the upcoming week, but fe...

The disturbance over the northern Gulf showed modest signs of organization overnight and this morning. Coastal radars indicate the system is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms offshore of the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Satellite data from overnight indicated the circulation still lacked definition on the western side, and recent surface observations from the...

For the past couple of days, forecasters have been monitoring a strong tropical wave located over the northern Gulf, to the south of the Florida Panhandle and Mississippi. Sunday’s satellite imagery and satellite wind data indicate the system has become better organized since Saturday. Deep convection has developed near and just south of the broad circulation located over the...

Rain showers and scattered thunderstorms developed across parts of the region Thursday afternoon and evening in response to a wave of low pressure dropping south out of North Texas. Some of the storms produced very strong winds with gusts to around 60 mph! The storms produced significant amounts of rain over the area between Austin, Llano, and Brady, where totals of 1-3 inche...