{"id":359371,"date":"2026-07-03T01:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359371\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:23:11","slug":"houston-weather-isolated-rain-chances-through-july-4-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359371\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston weather: Isolated rain chances through July 4 weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b7xh6kujqwyuueh9.jpg\" alt=\"Houston weather: Spotty storms Thursday evening\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/b7xh6kujqwyuueh9.jpg\" alt=\"Houston weather: Spotty storms Thursday evening\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-6546b402=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; Summer heat and slight rain chances continue through the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>   Spotty storms this evening <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Today was hot and humid with highs in the 90s before scattered thunderstorms developed this afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Not everyone will see rain, but any storm could produce heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. Remember to leave the park or the pool when lightning is happening to stay safe.<\/p>\n<p>  Hot holiday forecast <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Afternoon temperatures for your three-day weekend are projected to be in the lower to middle 90s and heat index values nearing 103\u2013108 degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Isolated afternoon thunderstorms remain possible for holiday celebrations and outdoor events, including the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>  Extreme heat in the East <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A dangerous heat wave continues across parts of the eastern United States with widespread triple-digit highs and a heat index near 110.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Extreme heat warnings are in effect for millions as oppressive humidity and prolonged high temperatures create hazardous conditions.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slot2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Your Gulf Coast Weather Authority<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; Summer heat and slight rain chances continue through the Fourth of July. Spotty storms this evening&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,2053,172],"class_list":["post-359371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-top-stories","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}