It’s hard to imagine a May week nicer than this in Houston

It’s a gorgeous morning across Houston, with lows generally in the mid-50s to low 60s. It feels wonderful, and we’ve got more of the same to come as high pressure builds over the region in the wake of Monday’s cold front.

TODAY

Words cannot really describe how wonderful today will feel. It’s probably the last, most spring-like day of the year until at least October. Partly to mostly cloudy skies this morning should give way to partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. Highs should only climb into the mid-70s. Temperatures will fall quickly into the 60s after sunset.

WEDNESDAY

Like highs on Tuesday, Wednesday morning will probably be our coolest morning until October as well. I could see temperatures falling into the upper 40s for some parts of Montgomery County, whereas most of the central and southern Houston area will be in the mid- to upper-50s.

In any case, it will be refreshing as we increasingly stare into the reality of four months of summer-like conditions. Later Wednesday it will be sunny, with a high around 80 degrees.

THURSDAY through SATURDAY

High pressure will continue to hold sway over Houston’s weather. I expect three mostly sunny to completely sunny days, with highs around 80 degrees, or in the low 80s. Overnight lows will be the upper 50s across most of the northern half of Houston, and lower 60s to the south. In short, for early May, lovely.

SUNDAY and BEYOND

Beginning sometime Saturday or Sunday we’ll see the return of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and we’ll begin to see more warm and humid weather. This will lead to better rain chances next week, but it’s hard to say which days will see rain, and which won’t. It also does not appear as though we will see any extreme rainfall amounts, so I wouldn’t have too much concern.