Roberto Villalpando

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Texas Weather Science Editor at Hearst

Texas Weather Science Editor at Houston Chronicle

Texas Weather Science Editor at The San Antonio Express-News

Texas Weather Science Editor w/@HoustonChron and @ExpressNews. Austin-based dude, pop culture geek, Beatles freak, guitar noodler, doodler, longtime hubby+dad

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Could storms be brewing in the next 2 weeks?

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

The National Hurricane Center says tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next seven days in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. GOES satellite/NOAAThis year’s Atlantic hurricane season began Sunday and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are so far looking forward to a relatively quiet week ahead.
Hurricane season starts today for Houston. What can we expect?

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

Severe flooding is seen next to the I-10 freeway just after Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024 in Houston. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographerThe start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has arrived and here is what Houston and Southeast Texas should know about the season and what we should watch for in the next six months. What’s hurricane season? The Atlantic hurricane season every year starts June 1 and ends on Nov. 30.
Severe weather threat Sunday over Brazos Valley. Here's what we know

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

An area in Texas shown in yellow, that stretches from the northern border of Harris County to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is under a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather Sunday, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
San Antonio kicks off June with high heat, risk of Texas storms

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Roberto Villalpando

Sunday, as the first day of June, is the start of meteorological summer, and while Sunday's forecast includes plenty of heat fit for the season, spring-like thunderstorms persist in Texas. Here's what we know about Sunday and what could be rough weather north of San Antonio:Sunday forecast San Antonio will have plenty of sunshine and swelter in the daytime Sunday, with temperatures climbing to as high as 95 degrees.
When is the first day of summer? In Houston, you can get 5 answers

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

When is the first day of summer? The answer can depend on whom you ask, but in Houston you could narrow it down to these five possible times:Memorial Day weekendMemorial Day weekend, widely regarded as the unofficial start of summer, includes a holiday perennially on summer’s front doorstep. The Memorial Day holiday represents the kickoff to a summer vacation season that reaches its peak on the Fourth of July and concludes on Labor Day.
What hit Austin last night? How does it compare to the Houston derecho?

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

A massive supercell thunderstorm, which left behind a swath of hail damage and downed trees as it rolled through Austin early Wednesday evening, had social media users speculating about whether it produced a derecho like the one that struck Houston last year. National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Fogarty on Thursday clarified that, while the thunderstorm that produced damaging winds, it did not fit the definition of a derecho. What was the damage in Austin?
Hot Houston faces storm risk Tuesday. How much rain is likely?

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

Houston faces the threat of rain every day this week, but that also means maximum daytime temperatures will be cooler than in recent days and stay only in the 80s — after Tuesday, that is. Tuesday temperatures might start out as warm as the mid-70s before dawn, but by 4 p.m., they will peak just a degree above normal at 91 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
San Antonio under severe storm threat Tuesday. Here's what that means

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Roberto Villalpando

San Antonio should expect the threat of rain all this week and into the weekend, but the silver lining to those storm clouds is that peak daytime temperatures will stay at least 10 degrees cooler than they were last week - at least once we get past Tuesday. Tuesday in San Antonio has a slight chance of rain before 7 a.m., when predawn temperatures are in the lower 70s.
San Antonio, Austin under tornado watch Monday until 10 p.m.

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Roberto Villalpando |Anthony Franze

6:15 p.m. Update: A tornado warning has been issued for much of Gillespie County, including Fredericksburg until at least 6:45 p.m. Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service, a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 12 miles south of Mason, moving southeast at 35 mph. If you are in Fredericksburg, you need to seek shelter now. This storm could produce a tornado and up to golf ball sized hail.
Houston doesn't have 100-degree days often but more could be coming

1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Roberto Villalpando

Houston broke daily heat records three days in a row this week at the city’s official climate observation site, Bush Intercontinental Airport. Despite the unseasonable swelter of this mid-May heat wave, Houston’s maximum daytime temperatures got close but failed to reach triple digits. Hitting 100 degrees, many meteorologists will argue, is a purely psychological milestone. Instead, they emphasize that triple-digit heat is more worthy of recognition as a public health threat.