Summer temps remain high with moderate humidity

CENTRAL TEXAS — Another hot and humid day for Central Texans. A mixture of clouds and sunshine is on tap for the skies. Winds are relatively normal at around 10mph from the south. But we could experience a few afternoon gusts above 25mph. As forecasted, a few thunderstorms graced...

Isolated showers and storms tonight, Hot Monday

Dry and warm evening, with an isolated shower possible after sunset, especially in the Hill Country. — Meteorologist Tommy House

Bring your water bottle to holiday festivities

CENTRAL TEXAS — It is going to be a hot and humid holiday weekend. Temperatures will run in the upper 90s with mostly sunny skies. Dew points will fall from the 70s to the 60s this afternoon. That will bring the feels like temperature to around 101 degrees. The...

Heating up for the holiday weekend

CENTRAL TEXAS — Thursday will be hot and humid with a lighter breeze than recent days. Temperatures will climb daily with a high of 97, and peaking this week on Independence Day just below 100 degrees. A daily sea breeze brings with it a small chance of pop-up showers...

‘They’re stuck’: Low-income families face repeated flooding with no way out

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - According to a Texas A&M University researcher, flooding hits low-income families harder than higher-income households, and the gap comes down to three factors: insurance, savings and the ability to relocate. Ivis Garcia, an associate professor in landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University,...

Temps keep inching towards 100 for the 4th of July

CENTRAL TEXAS — Hazy skies due to the Saharan Dust remain overhead today. The rest of the week that haze will thin and diffuse resulting in even clearer skies and probably hotter temperatures. It honestly looked like the Saharan Dust trimmed off a couple degrees to our heat (aka 97 instead of 99, etc.). So without it, we likely gain those two degrees back to our high temperatures forecast.

Your First Alert Forecast: Sunday, June 28

Heat dome is building as summer arrives

CENTRAL TEXAS — Today will be another hot and humid day with air temperatures in the mid 90s and and dew points in the upper 70s. The humidity will bring the feels-like temperature to 105 degrees late this afternoon. The western counties of I-35 will have slightly lower humidity levels than the eastern side and the Brazos Valley.

Newburgh strip mall businesses badly damaged in Sunday storms

Newburgh strip mall businesses badly damaged in Sunday storms.

Saturday Rain and Storms bring Localized Flood Threat

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - We’re finding scattered to widespread rain and storms pre-dawn this Saturday morning, and within this system heavy rain rates have lead to localized flooding for some areas. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Houston and Leon County through 7AM Saturday, and could potentially be extended depending on the track of these storms.

Relief from the heat is on the way with the arrival of a cold front

CENTRAL TEXAS — Juneteenth is starting out hot and humid but will cool down later this afternoon as a cold front brings rain and cooler temperatures to Central Texas and the Brazos Valley. Heat advisories remain for counties east of I-35 in central Texas including Coryell, Bell and McLennan....

Chance for scattered storms before Father's Day

CENTRAL TEXAS — A cold front has passed through Waco and what a difference it has made. It feel nearly 40 degrees cooler today than yesterday... wow! A morning batch of storms west of I-35 tok a sharp turn northward and passed over Dallas. But the cold front still came through and left temperatures in the low- to mid- 70s (better than the 110+ heat index yesterday)! A few spotty thunderstorms are possible nearest the I-45 corridor and the Brazos Valley where that front has lost it's momentum and will likely stall out.

San Jacinto River Authority releasing water from Lake Conroe due to heavy rains

The San Jacinto River Authority is releasing water from Lake Conroe following heavy rain this week.

Oppressive humidity brings heat advisories to central Texas and the Brazos Valley

CENTRAL TEXAS — It will be an oppressively hot and humid Thursday with high temperatures in the mid 90s. But with dew points stretching into the upper 70s, the feels-like temperature will skyrocket to reach between 105 and 112 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect for central Texas...