Matt Lanza

2 weeks ago | spacecityweather.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: One more chance at scattered storms exists today in Houston, followed by a quiet, hot weekend. We’ll get some classic early summer fare before our next chance at storms and a possible cool front later next week. Most parts of the Houston area have seen a pretty good week in the rainfall department. Everyone has seen about a half inch to an inch of rain, with a couple exceptions near Wharton, College Station, and the East End of Galveston onto the Bolivar Peninsula.

3 weeks ago | spacecityweather.com | Matt Lanza

In brief: The first part of the weekend looks good, but we do expect Houston to see thunderstorms on Easter Sunday. Some of those storms could be strong, and that will be followed by more storm chances next week. Springtime is in force. If you like hot weather, you’re in luck! There’s a pretty good chance we’ll hit or exceed 90 degrees today. It will also be quite breezy with south winds gusting up to 30 mph or so. Other than that, expect a mix of clouds and sun. Saturday will be a bit cloudier.

4 weeks ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

The irony of writing about flooding from 34,000 feet above the Sonoran Desert doesn’t escape me at the moment, but here we are. I wanted to provide a Tuesday late day update on what’s ahead in the Southern Plains and Mid-South. Yesterday, we noted some thoughts about Mississippi River flooding and tied it back to another round of heavy rain potentially this weekend.

1 month ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

The southern half of Mississippi River will experience moderate to major flooding in the days ahead, albeit well under levels seen in other flood events in recent years. But the addition of potentially significant rainfall in portions of the Mid-South this weekend (Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas) could add to Lower Mississippi flooding risks.

1 month ago | theeyewall.com | Matt Lanza

As a meteorologist, weather in general fascinates me. I worked two years in California about 15 years ago, and when I took that job, everyone teased me, saying the weather was “so easy” to forecast. And, yes, about 80 percent of the year, conditions are pretty stable overall. There is nuance to that. Most people may not realize a minor difference in temperature from day to day, but it’s something that can be reflected in power usage.