Rain, Rain Go Away

Another dreary day is underway with more clouds than sun alongside scattered showers and storms. Because of the mostly cloudy skies and wet weather, high temperatures will likely be in the 80s yet again, and even through the end of the work week, temperatures will struggle to hit 90 degrees!

Tropical Storm Katia continues to strengthen in the Atlantic. The storm has sustained winds of 65 mph, and we are expecting the storm to strengthen to hurricane strength later today. Katia, however, will not be a threat to land at least through the next 5 days.

Meanwhile, we're watching an area of disturbed weather in the northwestern Caribbean between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula. This tropical wave is moving WNW and has the potential to become a tropical system in the next 48 hours. If it were to become a tropical depression or storm, current models project it to directly impact Louisiana and Texas, where current drought conditions range from moderate to exceptional and a bit of rainfall will likely be welcome.

-KW