The heavy October rain also has been accompanied by unsafe conditions at the region’s beaches, and those concerns were expected to continue through the weekend. The weather service said buoys and web cameras recorded “energetic waves” Friday. The agency advised people to stay away from rocky areas, jetties and piers.

The City of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management told KHOU 11 that Houston Public Works crews are staging barricades at 49 flood-prone locations across the city. At Memorial Drive and Waugh Drive, barricades are already in place in case they are needed.

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has Austin under a level 2 of 5 risk of severe weather and flooding starting Friday night.

For most of the week, there is dry conditions and sun with cooling air. Winds will be mild but there are chances where wind gusts could reach up to 30 mph at times near the lakeshore. But long terms models show our next chances for rain looks to arrive on Friday now.

Rain chances will steadily increase through Monday, with gusty winds accompanying the showers. By Tuesday, the steadier rain will taper off to scattered showers, with cloudy skies and misty conditions likely to linger through midweek.

After a nice Sunday afternoon the threat for rain will eventually return this week. Weather Specialist Nick Dunn breaks down the latest forecast!

Boston is in for some slightly cooler-than-normal temperatures heading into Halloween week, according to National Weather Service forecasts, with uncertainty around the chance for rainy weather on

A wet week awaits us, which is welcome news after a very lengthy stretch of dry weather. As we enter the last few days of October, monthly rainfall totals are only at 0.08”, which is dramatically below normal.