Update 11:30 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Houston and the Southeast Texas region through Thursday saying scattered showers and isolated storms are possible. There is a potential for several inches of rain to fall in a short time period, according to the NWS.


Update 7:45 a.m.

As expected, early morning showers dumped one to three inches of rain in areas closer to the coast. Wednesday’s wet weather will likely continue most of the day, with a slight chance of decreasing intensity into the late morning and afternoon hours.

This comes after most of the rainfall on Tuesday night was concentrated in areas north of Houston. According to Space City Weather, College Station and Huntsville saw three to six inches of rain.

Thunderstorms and showers are expected to pop up throughout Wednesday, primarily along and south of Interstate 10 into Houston and the coast. Another one to three inches of rain could accumulate in these areas on top of the additional inches that fell earlier in the morning.

Space City Weather’s Stage 1 Flood Alert will remain in effect until Wednesday night, as minor street flooding is possible given the wet weather conditions. However, there is a chance for a rainfall break in the afternoon and evening hours.

Showers could develop west of Houston on Wednesday night and push through the region overnight. This rainfall is expected to extend into the early morning hours on Thursday but end shortly after. Once cloud cover breaks up, partly sunny skies and highs near 70 degrees are forecasted for the remainder of the day.

Friday could bring the chance for wet weather again as a stronger front pushes through Houston. These showers are not expected to bring significant rainfall. Conditions will likely dry up into the weekend, with sunnier and slightly chillier weather on Saturday and Sunday.

Original story:

Houston residents should not expect a wet weather reprieve on Wednesday, as forecasts indicate showers and thunderstorms will likely settle back into the area during the early morning hours and persist on and off throughout the day.

According to Space City Weather, unlike Tuesday’s rainfall, which concentrated north of Interstate 10 and stayed away from the Houston metro area, precipitation along the coast could push into the city.

The potential for these storms to move further inland may complicate Wednesday’s morning commute and result in another one to three inches of rain in the region. This is in addition to the multiple inches of rain collected on Monday and Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch on Tuesday afternoon to alert those taking to the roads in the evening or heading to work or school on Wednesday morning of the potential for street flooding caused by the excessive rainfall.

Houston NWS also warned of a minor risk for severe weather, with the possibility of strong winds and hail as the main hazards. The flood watch is set to end Wednesday morning but could be extended as showers and thunderstorms may cause flooding to low-lying bodies of water and flood-prone locations.

Meteorologists at Space City Weather maintained the Stage 1 Flood alert they issued on Monday, as rainfall is forecasted to continue through Thursday. A weak front expected to move into Houston may bring one more round of wet weather on Thursday morning and possibly Friday before conditions dry up into the weekend.

This story will be updated as needed.