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  Weather Weekend: Light at the End of a Long, Gloomy Tunnel

  October 18 at 5:35 a.m.

  For fans of the Pacific northwest, this week must have seemed fantastic. With overcast, dreary, cold days, it did feel quite a bit more like Portland or Seattle than Houston. As we head into the weekend, the rainy part of the forecast probably won't change much, though it will be...

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  Weather Week: Get Your Sweaters Out of Summer Storage

  October 15 at 6:30 a.m.

  Walking around outside on Sunday was a confusing experience. On one hand, the skies were a brilliant blue and there was a brisk breeze that, while in the shade, felt almost pleasant. On the other, the minute you walked into the sun, you immediately forgot it was mid-October. With temperatures...

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  Weather Weekend: Hello, Autumn!

  October 11 at 4 a.m.

  "It seems like years since it's been here." - Here Comes the Sun, the Beatles George Harrison may have been singing metaphorically and, in his case, about an end to winter, but in Houston, Texas, it's all about cooler weather, not warmer. "It's been a long, hot, lonely summer" is...

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  Despite "State of Readiness," Texans Should Not Worry About Hurricane Michael

  October 9 at 4 a.m.

  We get that everyone is on their guard when it comes to hurricanes. If nothing else, Hurricane Harvey taught us that we need to be prepared (even if it didn't teach us that we shouldn't build in the flood plain apparently). And even though Texas is generally beyond the time...

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  Weather Week: Autumn is Coming...Finally

  October 8 at 5 a.m.

  Walking around the Houston Arboretum on Sunday morning, it didn't feel like fall. There was a vague hint of something — it was breezy and, in the shade, felt milder than normal. But, the sun beat down and the humidity, as has been the case for weeks around here, was...

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  Weather Weekend: Hot and Ugly

  October 4 at 5:59 a.m.

  If you feel like summer will never come to an end, you're not exactly alone...or wrong. By this time each year, Houston has typically had at least one decent cold front push through the area. This year, nothing yet and, unfortunately, there isn't anything definite on the horizon. And while...