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Will a hurricane or tropical storm affect Texas?
Latest official NHC advisory: Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 PM CDT. We check every 10 minutes.
Tropical Storm Simon · Tropical storm
Simon would pass 805 miles from Brownsville; there are no official watches or warnings for Texas.
The center of Simon is now 805 miles away and the forecast takes it farther away.
What to do
- There are no official watches or warnings for your area from this storm.
- Rain and surf can still reach far from the storm: follow your local National Weather Service office.
Hurricane Trudy · Category 2
Trudy would pass 665 miles from Brownsville; there are no official watches or warnings for Texas.
The center of Trudy would pass about 665 miles away around Sunday, Oct 18, 1 PM CDT, as a Category 2 hurricane (105 mph).
What to do
- There are no official watches or warnings for your area from this storm.
- Rain and surf can still reach far from the storm: follow your local National Weather Service office.
Your city: how close Simon would pass
| City | Official status | Would pass | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | No official watches or warnings | 805 mi | now (moving away) |
| South Padre Island | No official watches or warnings | 830 mi | now (moving away) |
| Corpus Christi | No official watches or warnings | 885 mi | 15 Thu, 2 PM |
| Port Aransas | No official watches or warnings | 900 mi | now (moving away) |
| San Antonio | No official watches or warnings | 905 mi | 16 Fri, 1 AM |
| Rockport | No official watches or warnings | 910 mi | 15 Thu, 1 PM |
| Victoria | No official watches or warnings | 945 mi | 16 Fri, 1 AM |
| Freeport | No official watches or warnings | 1025 mi | now (moving away) |
| Houston | No official watches or warnings | 1055 mi | 16 Fri, 1 AM |
| Galveston | No official watches or warnings | 1065 mi | now (moving away) |
| Beaumont | No official watches or warnings | 1125 mi | 15 Thu, 4 PM |
| Port Arthur | No official watches or warnings | 1125 mi | now (moving away) |
Distance between the city and the nearest point of the forecast track of the storm's center. Wind, rain and surf reach far beyond the center.
Weather in Texas now
National Hurricane Center analysis · 3 hours ago
- Cold front: the NHC mentions a front over the Gulf.A cold front is the leading edge of colder, drier air: it brings a line of showers or storms, a wind shift and cooler temperatures.
- Gale Warning at sea (official, NHC) over the Gulf.Gale Warning: winds of 39 to 54 mph over the water and rough seas. It is a marine warning; dangerous surf can reach the coast.
Full NHC discussion text
GALE WARNING: Gulf of America Gale Warning: A cold front is forecast to enter the northwest Gulf on Fri, and reach from southwest Florida to the central Bay of Campeche by late Sat. Fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas will follow the front, with gales expected over the west-central Gulf by early Sat morning, and over the SW Gulf by early Sat afternoon. Rough to very rough seas are expected with the strongest winds. Gale conditions are forecast to persist over the SW Gulf through Sun. Please read the latest High Seas Forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center under AWIPS/WMO headers FZNT02 KNHC/HSFAT2 or at website https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for further details.
GULF OF AMERICA: A mid- and upper-level low over the NW Caribbean extending through the Yucatan Channel is inducing scattered disorganized convection over much of the southern basin. Some thunderstorms are concentrated in the western Bay of Campeche, where a weak surface trough is present. Otherwise, modest subtropical ridging from high pressure NE of the region is leading to mainly moderate or weaker easterly winds through the basin, with slight to moderate seas.
For the forecast, a ridge will dominate the Gulf region through Fri producing a gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow and slight to moderate seas. A cold front is forecast to enter the northwest Gulf on Fri, and reach from southwest Florida to the central Bay of Campeche by late Sat. Fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas will follow the front, with gales expected over the west-central Gulf by early Sat morning, and over the SW Gulf by late Sat morning. Rough to very rough seas are expected with the strongest winds. Gale conditions are forecast to persist over the SW Gulf through Sun. Strong high pressure will follow the front promoting fresh to strong NE to E winds mainly over the eastern half of the Gulf through Tue.
What is normal in October in Texas
changing season Usually one of the drier stretches of the year, but late-season hurricanes are still possible, especially in October.
We are in the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30).
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
On the Gulf Coast it tends to bring a wetter, cooler and stormier winter. El Niño usually means fewer Atlantic hurricanes (but not none: one landfall is enough).
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Where will it rain most? Forecast by city
Total rain each day, in inches. Wettest cities first.
| City | Tomorrow | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Arthur | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| South Padre Island | 0.08 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Beaumont | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Brownsville | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Aransas | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Freeport | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rockport | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
Official sources for Texas
Emergency: 911