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There is a saying in Texas: if you don't like the weather, wait. Since some very hot typically summer weather a couple weeks back, we've gradually seen the high and low temperatures drop including our first glimpse at the 60's (no, not 60's) and the most subtle hint of the fall weather ultimately on the way. But, what about this week?

Well, we got our first official tropical scare of the year this week. Hurr...er...Tropical Storm Ernesto (his friends call him Ernie) has been blustering across the Caribbean since the middle of the weak. But, Ernie clearly has his sights set on Florida, so we can breathe a sigh of relief, that is IF we can breathe in the stifling heat and humidity. Monday Through Thursday A weak Canadian frontal boundry has been lingering across...

Besides the downpour on Saturday morning, it has been, to quote a song, feelin' hot, hot hot outside in Houston this past week. We shouldn't be surprised. The middle of August through the middle of September traditionally offers up the hottest weeks of the year with temperatures in the high 90's, rainforest-like humidity and, to cap it all off, the heart of hurricane season. Yippee!

People who say, "Don't sweat the small stuff" have never been to Houston in August. Like a typical Houston later summer (yes, we said summer), the mercury is rising and we all have an eye on the tropics. Fortunately, all is quiet in the tropics, but we are seeing some wet weather coutesy of a small tropical system. Mostly, it's going to be hot this week.

Welcome to August! Not only do the temperatures sore in the Bayou City, August is the peak of hurricane season. Up until now, we've been fortunate to avoid any significant tropical disturbances, but so has the entire US coastline. With only three named storms and no hurricanes, we are well behind the abnormally high 2005 season that, by this time last year, had already produced 7 named storms and 3 hurricanes including 2 major...

If you've lived in Texas for long, you've likely heard the saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait." At Houstonist, we believe in keeping track of the weather both to be prepared for the occasional onslaught of rain, hurricanes and flooding, but also because we know that a blue norther in certain months of the year is just as likely as a 90-degree day and we want to dress accordingly.