{"id":342612,"date":"2026-06-19T09:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342612\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:06:13","slug":"worst-ive-ever-seen-texas-weather-reaches-peak-misery-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342612\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Worst I’ve ever seen’: Texas weather reaches peak misery, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thunderstorms rolled across the Lone Star State<\/a> earlier this week, but now Texas is facing a different kind of misery<\/a>: thick, oppressive humidity. One local forecaster said the moisture in the air was so intense it might be the worst humidity he has ever seen-a striking description in a state that knows brutal summer weather well.<\/p>\n

“This is probably the worst humidity I have ever seen in Texas,” Matt Lanza, meteorologist with Space City Weather posted to X on Thursday afternoon. “A couple of these dewpoints may be overdone, but in general, this is widespread 81-84 type dews with 85-86 in spots.”<\/p>\n

Other Texans quickly agreed that the humidity was unbearable.<\/p>\n

“It is absolutely brutal today, particularly for those of us with asthma,” one person commented. “I walked outside and immediately turned back around. Like breathing underwater.”<\/p>\n

Another asked whether there was something, hopefully not long lasting, leading to the serious humidity.<\/p>\n

“It’s related to Arthur, yes probably. More the overall pattern that produced Arthur,” Lanza wrote.<\/p>\n

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A person walks through a flooded neighborhood after Tropical Storm Arthur made landfall on June 17, 2026 in Freeport, Texas. Soaring temperatures hit the Lone Star State after the storm pushed out. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

After rounds of rain battered Texas earlier this week as Tropical Storm Arthur pushed through<\/a>, temperatures began to soar, accompanied by intense humidity. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect across Southeast Texas through 10 p.m. Thursday, with heat indices climbing around 114 degrees.<\/p>\n

Around 4 p.m. Thursday evening, AccuWeather described Houston as “dangerously humid”-with a dew point around 78 degrees. Air gets uncomfortably sticky when dew points rise above 65 degrees, according to the Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday is supposed to be similar to Thursday in terms of temperature and humidity levels, according to the Space City Weather outlook. A Heart Advisory remains in effect for the Houston area through Saturday night, with overnight lows offering little reprieve.<\/p>\n

“This will provide little in the way of cooling and the risk for heat illnesses may compound each day,” the National Weather Service Houston-Galveston Office wrote in its outlook.<\/p>\n

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