Weather for Houston, Texas
Lat: 29.77N, Lon: 95.39W
Wx Zone: TXZ213
| High Tides: | 2:07 AM (1ft) | 4:28 PM (0.9ft) |
| Low Tides: | 9:29 AM (0ft) | 8:56 PM (0.5ft) |
Texas Drought MonitorThe Texas Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Texas land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Texas Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX
324 PM CST THU DEC 16 2010
...ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) LONG RANGE
PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THE SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS
IMPLEMENTED ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) FOR THE
TRINITY RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AHPS ENABLES THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC
OUTLOOKS. THIS SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
IN THE TABLE BELOW...THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE
CHANCE THE RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS IN THE
NEXT 90 DAYS. EXAMPLE: THE SAN JACINTO RIVER NEAR CONROE HAS A FLOOD
STAGE OF 20 FEET. THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE THE CONROE
FORECAST POINT WILL RISE ABOVE 4.3 FEET DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
VALID [ 12/15/2010- 3/16/2011 ]
LOCATION FS(FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
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EAST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER
CLEVELAND 19.0 4.3 5.5 7.3 8.5 9.3 10.7 11.3 12.6 15.2
NEW CANEY 21.0 3.2 4.3 5.7 6.4 7.0 8.4 9.3 11.4 15.7
CANEY CREEK
SPLENDORA 13.0 3.7 5.9 7.2 8.7 10.0 10.6 12.3 13.2 17.2
PEACH CREEK
SPLENDORA 18.0 5.8 7.5 8.4 9.0 9.9 10.4 11.1 11.6 15.5
LUCE BAYOU
HUFFMAN 22.0 8.2 10.4 12.7 13.8 14.8 15.8 17.2 20.1 22.9
WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER
CONROE 20.0 0.6 1.8 3.0 3.8 4.3 6.5 8.2 12.0 16.5
PORTER 24.0 10.8 12.6 14.0 15.4 16.5 19.5 20.9 24.4 27.6
HUMBLE 19.0
SAN JACINTO RIVER BELOW LAKE HOUSTON
SHELDON 10.0 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.8 4.2 5.3 8.1
SPRING CREEK
SPRING 21.0 2.5 3.4 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.4 8.0 9.3 15.2
CYPRESS CREEK
WESTFIELD 22.0 6.0 7.1 8.3 10.0 11.3 12.8 15.0 17.6 23.3
GREENS BAYOU
U.S. HWY 59 55.0 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3 38.3
LEY ROAD 30.0
WHITE OAK BAYOU
HEIGHTS BLVD 32.0 7.9 8.9 9.8 10.8 11.1 12.1 13.6 15.0 20.0
BRAYS BAYOU
MAIN STREET 56.0 15.4 16.9 17.6 18.2 18.7 19.7 21.5 23.1 25.1
THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS NUMBERS THAT ARE
CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SCENARIOS FROM 50 YEARS OF HISTORICAL
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND STREAM FLOW DATA. THESE NUMBERS ALSO TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER AND SOIL MOISTURE.
BY PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROBABILISTIC NUMBERS...THE
LEVEL OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING DECISIONS CAN
BE DETERMINED.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE DATA AND EXPLANATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT: WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/CGI-BIN/AHPS.CGI?HGX
(INTERNET ADDRESS IS ALL LOWER CASE).
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED AROUND THE THIRD
THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
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