In brief: Houston will see gorgeous weather today and increasing clouds Saturday. Scattered showers are likely Sunday before the first of two fronts Monday. Winds will be gusty Sunday into Monday. It’s a second front Tuesday night that gives us the real cool stuff to close out next week.
Before we begin today, two quick housekeeping items. First, Galaxy Lights, presented by Reliant kicks off tonight! It finally feels a little more fall-like, so if you want to get yourself in a more festive mood, go check it out. And thanks to Reliant’s sponsorship of Space City Weather, you can get $5 off your tickets if you use code: GLSCW24!
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Today and Saturday
The period between October 1st and yesterday has been the warmest on record in Houston for that range by a full 2 degrees, which over 45 days is pretty remarkable. We’re in the upper-40s officially this morning for the first time in about a month. This autumn has been anything but typical.
There will be lots of sunshine today with continued pleasant weather. Highs will top off in the mid-70s. Clouds will begin pushing in tonight and tomorrow, so look for less sun. Morning lows tomorrow should be in the 50s to perhaps near 60 degrees, while daytime highs will be near 80 degrees as long as we get a little sunshine.
Sunday
Isolated to scattered showers will begin to pop up late Saturday night and continue into Sunday. I don’t expect Sunday to be a washout right now, but there will be rain showers to dodge throughout the area and the day. Highs on Sunday should be in the low-80s after a very mild morning in the 60s or low-70s with increasing humidity. It will also be quite breezy on Sunday, with winds gusting to 25 mph or so, perhaps a bit stronger over the bays and at the coast.
Monday
The first volley in the transition to late autumn comes Monday with our scheduled cold front. There should be a line of thunderstorms that accompanies the front around midday on Monday. Some could have very gusty winds. Once those push east of the area, we’ll see a slow drop in humidity and slightly cooler weather. Ahead of the front, the morning will be breezy, but the wind will die off behind the front in the afternoon.
Rest of next week
Don’t be tricked by Monday’s front! Some folks will be quick to call “bust” with this, as Tuesday morning will only be in the 50s and Tuesday itself quite warm in the upper 70s.
It’s a second front early Wednesday morning that ushers in the real cool stuff. Wednesday will probably struggle to get to the mid-60s for highs, with lows in the 40s and some pockets of 30s Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Nice weather should continue into next weekend.
Tropics
Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in Honduras this morning. Rain totals in excess of 20 to 25 inches are possible in the northwest mountains there. Substantial rain is now likely in Belize over the next couple days as well.
The good news is that Sara should degenerate into a remnant low next week and get swiped east ahead of the cold fronts that push into the Gulf. Never say never, but that should close the books on the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Whose unsmiling mug is that on the Pivotal Weather graphs?
It’s an internet meme
It’s Brittany Broski and the use of this meme is the only joy i will experience today
Yes, I’m mostly here for the good-sense weather nerdery.
But I am ALSO here for the extremely dorky sense of humor. Love the kombucha lady addition to the maps!
Agreed. Matt was at the top of his meme game before I even made it out of bed this morning.
Great memes, Matt. Gave me a sensible chuckle.
lol i like the memes
I still look for those forcast temperatures to warm up before the front actually gets here.
I wonder how long it will be before the latest inane buzz word ‘Meme’ will fade away from our lexicon.
It’s already been in our lexicon for over twenty years, I remember it being used in that way back in 2004.
From Wikipedia:
Richard Dawkins coined the word “meme” in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
Right after “reaching out” goes out of favor.
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And that can’t happen soon enough for me, along with “at the end of the day” and “unpack.”
Let’s recap 2024. We start off the year with a deep freeze in January that killed my fruit trees in Friendswood. Then we get pounded by a Derecho in May. No sooner does the power get back on and we are whacked by a Hurricane in July. By the time they get they get the debris removed were in a late season heat wave and drought that lasts into November.
Personally I don’t think we get out of this year without some late season fireworks in the form of a Blizzard or deep freeze in late December. It’s just been that kind of a year…
Thanks Matt for the update, love the meme humor to go with the weather graphs, gave a good laugh. Awesome work as always!
I would buy a shirt or mug with that gross face on the map.
Dear Cold Front(s). I LOVE YOU. You evade me most of the year, you punish me, you tease me, you retreat from me, but even then, I LOVE YOU. I love the way you make my body feel, my eyes, my skin, my soul…. I take deep breathes when you are around. I’m a different me when you visit me. Thank you.
It would be nerdtastic to see the minimum 45 day mean avg temperature.