Edouard’s Ghost and the Long Labor Day Weekend: Heat, Humidity, and a Glimmer of Rain for Central Texas (August 31 – September 9, 2026)

Well, folks, here we are — staring down Labor Day weekend with sweat on our brows and a complicated tropical story overhead. After one of the driest and hottest Augusts on record in Central Texas,[7] the atmosphere is finally stirring. The culprit — and unlikely savior — is Tropical Storm Edouard, or rather what’s left…