Month: January 2017

Some coastal areas are seeing fog this morning as warmer air moves over the cooler Gulf waters. Such a pattern could continue during the morning hours through Monday. For the rest of the region, it will just be anomalously warm.

Today

Skies should be partly to mostly sunny today, allowing high temperatures to climb to about 80 degrees. There is only a slight chance of showers this afternoon.

Friday and Saturday

Although a very strong cold front is moving into west Texas this morning, its effects are unlikely to reach all the way to the Houston area after it stalls tonight (College Station might see some cooler air). Therefore Houston is likely to see a couple of partly to mostly cloudy days on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the mid-70s, and warm nights. Some light rain showers are possible.

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It’s a warm morning across the region, with lows generally in the mid- to upper-60s across the region. This is more than 20 degrees above normal for January, and this near-record warmth is going to be more or less what we get through Sunday.

Today and Thursday

We’ll continue to see brisk southerly and southeasterly winds, which will bring very warm and moist air into the region. Highs should reach as high as 80 degrees across parts of Houston, and record high temperatures especially today (81 degrees at Bush IAH, 80 degrees Hobby, 75 degrees Galveston) are within reach. Skies will range from partly to mostly cloudy. Lows may not fall below 70 degrees for some areas between downtown Houston and the coast, and fog may become an issue during the early morning hours.

Friday and Saturday

After a cold front stalls across north Texas on Friday, so this won’t modify our weather’s region much. However winds should die down a little bit, and as moisture continues to accumulate in the atmosphere from the onshore flow we’re going to see some chances for scattered, light rain—but I would expect anything too heavy. Highs will be in the mid-70s for most of Houston, with lows in the mid-60s.

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Good morning. Any vestiges of last weekend’s Arctic blast have fled from Houston now, retreating from a warm and moist southerly winds blowing into the region from The Gulf of Mexico and the country itself. The pronounced flow will make for warm temperatures for much of the United States.

Today

Expect a breezy day as southerly winds gust into the low 20s. Skies should be partly to mostly cloudy as high temperatures climb into the upper 70s. Expect lows tonight to fall only into the mid-60s.

Wednesday and Thursday

Not really sure what to say about these days other than … WTF?!? We’ll get another couple of very winds (20-25mph gusts) days, with partly sunny skies and high temperatures of around 80 degrees. Did I mention that this is typically the coldest time of year? The record high for both days is 81 degrees, and we’ll have to watch and see if those are broken. Overnight lows will probably remain in the upper 60s.

Friday and Saturday

A cold front will enter Texas on Friday but stall north of the Houston region. Along with more favorable dynamics in the upper atmosphere, this should lead to at least some scattered rain chances on both days, and we can’t rule out some thunderstorms. With the possibility of some rain and the return of some clouds, expect highs to moderate slightly, perhaps into the mid-70s.

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