The Brazos River in Richmond is currently at Gage Elevation 18.01 and falling. Based on the 7-day extended forecast, no flooding along the Brazos River through Fort Bend County is anticipated.
This Week
This week should consist of mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs in the low to mid-80s and lows in the low 60s to low 70s. Our rain chances remain low for the majority of the week except for Tuesday evening into Wednesday afternoon. Based on the forecasts, the heaviest rainfall is to our northeast outside of the Brazos River Watershed. The current Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) shows the upper portions of the Brazos River, upstream of Hempstead, receiving less than B= inch of rain with the lower portions, including Fort Bend County, receiving less than 1 inch of rain over the next 7 days. The majority of this rainfall occurs from the storms possibly moving through the region Tuesday through Wednesday.
Reservoir Status
