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What do you call a rainbow with no color? One was spotted recently over Galveston
Read full article: What do you call a rainbow with no color? One was spotted recently over GalvestonA fogbow forms the same way a rainbow does, light bends, reflects, and scatters through water droplets, but there is a key difference. The droplets in fog are much smaller than raindrops, which changes how the light spreads out. Instead of the bright, well-defined colors of a rainbow, a fogbow looks pale or mostly white.
Foggy driving conditions expected every morning this week along Texas coast
Read full article: Foggy driving conditions expected every morning this week along Texas coastDrivers are asked to plan for extra time in their morning commutes; slow it down, and use low beams. Serious accidents can happen on these foggy mornings and nights!
Driving in fog can be challenging and dangerous | Here’s how you can navigate it safely
Read full article: Driving in fog can be challenging and dangerous | Here’s how you can navigate it safelyDriving in the fog on the way into work this week looks like a scene from a scary movie - take a look at this video that our KPRC Insider - Weather Warrior sent us of his morning commute.
PHOTOS: Is it fog or smoke? Moderate to unhealthy air quality levels reported in the Houston area following New Year’s celebrations
Read full article: PHOTOS: Is it fog or smoke? Moderate to unhealthy air quality levels reported in the Houston area following New Year’s celebrationsMany residents in the Houston area woke up to dense fog outside their windows following New Year’s celebrations.
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Fog obscures SpaceX’s test of Starship SN 11
Read full article: Fog obscures SpaceX’s test of Starship SN 11BOCHA CHICA, Texas – SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right before touchdown. A camera on the rocket froze not quite six minutes into the test flight, and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the ruptured rocket. This was the fourth full-scale stainless steel model to launch since December to an altitude of more than 6 miles (10 kilometers). “Another exciting test, as we say,” SpaceX launch commentator John Insprucker said as he concluded the webcast. Final view of SN11 in the air:➡️https://t.co/Q2p3q1HS0i pic.twitter.com/PNJta9svkA — Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) March 30, 2021SpaceX plans to use Starship to send astronauts and cargo to the moon and, ultimately, Mars.
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Warm weather heading into the weekend
Read full article: Warm weather heading into the weekendWinds are turning back onshore and with a southeast breeze moisture is slowly and surely returning to Southeast Texas. Expect a warm and slightly more humid Thursday afternoon. Thursday AfternoonWith more moisture in place patchy fog could be an issue for the Friday morning commute as well as our weekend mornings. Fog Friday MorningThis surge of moisture and unseasonably warm weather is ahead of a couple cold fronts on the way. The second front next Tuesday will cut temperatures slightly returning seasonable weather, afternoon temperatures in the low 70s, back to Houston for Thanksgiving.