Gusty, Windy, Breezy, Sustained winds: Your weather team is tracking a wind advisory with south gusts up to 30+ mph. Right now, our fire danger is at moderate levels, but we’ll keep a close eye on wind speeds in northeast Houston as firefighters continue battling the Caddo brush fire.
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24, 2026. Texas in the Spotlight: How the State came up in Trump’s State of the Union and the Democratic response Read full article: Texas in the Spotlight: How the State came up in Trump’s State of the Union and the Democratic response: Your weather team is tracking a wind advisory with south gusts up to 30+ mph. Right now, our fire danger is at moderate levels, but we’ll keep a close eye on wind speeds in northeast Houston as firefighters continue battling the Caddo brush fire.Thankfully, our south winds are bringing moisture into the atmosphere, which can help ease fire threats overall, but flare-ups can still happen quickly.While other areas today will see stronger winds, especially our coastal communities, since the wind is coming from the Gulf.Breezy, windy, sustained winds, and wind gusts are all words that tell a weather story but technically mean different things.Sustained winds vs wind gusts: Sustained winds is a steady wind speed over 1 to 2 minutes, while a gust is quick and more powerful.15 mph: Small tree branches start to sway.25 mph: You start hearing that classic wind whistling, with larger branches moving.And if you’re new to Texas, wind is just part of the deal here: It’s so breezy in the Lone Star State that according to a 2025 article in The Telegraph, some ranchers are now trading cows for wind turbines for a juicier bottom line. And turns out, Texas leads the nation in wind energy production by a landslide, generating about 27-28% of the U.S. total, followed by Iowa at 9.8% and Oklahoma at 7.8%, according to the Energy Information Administration. Thanks to the wide-open flat lands and, for us, the Gulf-driven weather dynamics. So while we can’t control the wind, we can control how we respond to it from fire safety to staying secure when those Texas gusts hit, to even our bottom line as those wind flows bring renewable energy our way.Meteorologist Brittany Begley's passion is making sure viewers across the Houston area are safe and prepared for their day.
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