Texas & Gulf Coast Weather Radar - Live Doppler Map

🌇️ Texas & Gulf Coast Weather & Live Doppler Radar Guide

Texas and the Gulf Coast combine warm, moist Gulf air with continental dry air, making the region one of the most storm-active in the United States. Spring brings severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, summer brings extreme heat and tropical systems, and the flat coastal plain makes Houston and the Gulf Coast especially vulnerable to slow-moving downpours and flash flooding.

📡 NOAA NEXRAD Stations: KHGX & KFWS (Houston & Dallas / Fort Worth)

Our interactive Texas radar connects directly to NOAA Level-III NEXRAD stations across the region, including KHGX (Houston / Galveston) and KFWS (Dallas / Fort Worth). These dual-polarization S-band Doppler radars detect horizontal and vertical hydrometeor dimensions, allowing meteorologists and residents to distinguish between light rain, hail cores, sleet, snow, and tornadic debris signatures.

🎨 How to Read Doppler Reflectivity (dBZ Scale)

Radar reflectivity measures precipitation density in decibels of Z (dBZ). Use this color reference when monitoring approaching storms on the Texas & Gulf Coast radar:

⚠️ Seasonal Severe Storm Threats in Texas & Gulf Coast

The Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) threatens the entire Texas Gulf Coast with storm surge and extreme rainfall. Inland, Doppler radar tracks supercell thunderstorms that produce very large hail and tornadoes across North and Central Texas, plus flash flooding in the Houston metro and Hill Country, where intense rain falls faster than bayous and creeks can drain it.