Windy today, but exceptional weather ahead for Houston

After a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through Houston on Wednesday evening—bringing 0.25 to 0.5 inches of rain, generally—the region will have smooth sailing in terms of weather for quite a while.

Today

Temperatures this morning are generally in the upper 50s, and skies will be mostly sunny throughout the day as highs slide into the 70s. The only weather to note will be brisk northerly breezes, with winds gusting up to about 30 mph as much drier, and cooler air moves into the region. Lows tonight should fall into the mid-50s for Houston—cooler up north, a bit warmer along the coast.

Friday

Another sunny day a lot like Thursday, although the winds won’t blow quite so hard, and high temperatures will be a few degrees warmer.

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Saturday and Sunday

As we’ve been suggesting for awhile, the weather for this weekend will be fine. By Friday evening winds will have died down, and conditions will be calm throughout the weekend. Look for highs in the low 80s, lows around 60 degrees, and entirely sunny skies. Humidity won’t be too high. It is hard to ask for much more in May, in Houston. And weekends like this just don’t come in June, July, or August so enjoy them now.

Next week

Normally you’d expect the region to whiplash right back into the upper 80s next week as moisture begins returning from the Gulf of Mexico, but the warm-up should be more gradual, such that highs only reach the middle 80s by the middle of next week. Overnight lows, too, should remain in the 60s for all but coastal areas. It’s unlikely that rain chances will return to Houston before Wednesday, or more probably Thursday or Friday of next week. Even then, the next two weeks look fairly dry for our region, with low overall accumulations.

Posted at 6:45am CT on Thursday by Eric