Eric Berger

Houston experienced a round of storms during the evening hours, and then again after midnight as a cool front swept through the area. Now those storms are moving offshore. We will have a couple days of drier air before we do the possible-storms-thing again with a stronger front this weekend. The weather for Mother’s Day itself looks sublime.

Wednesday

Winds have shifted to come from the north or northeast, with drier air filtering in behind. This should allow for skies to clear this afternoon, setting the stage for a pleasant day with highs in the low- to mid-80s. As the Sun sinks toward the horizon later today, temperatures should follow with it downward. Lows will drop to around 60 degrees in the city of Houston—warmer along the coast and cooler inland. Skies will remain clear.

Thursday

As high pressure moves east on Thursday, the onshore winds will return. But this won’t happen right away, so we can expect another pleasant day. Look for highs in the low- to mid-80s even as winds swing to come around from the southeast. A few clouds may develop Thursday night, but the real effect of the onshore flow will be felt in temperatures. They should hold at about 10 degrees warmer than Wednesday night.

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Good morning. Houston faces a round of scattered storms later today as a weak front moves into, and through the region. Another front arrives later on Friday to set the stage for a great spring weekend. As a reminder, we’ll be producing our second Weather Wednesday video tomorrow at 2pm CT, over on our Facebook page. More than 12,000 people watched the first video, so we’re gratified by your interest. Please submit any questions you have below.

Tuesday

After Houston hit 91 degrees on Monday, the region will see another warm and humid day with highs in the upper-80s. However, a few more clouds today should help moderate highs just a bit. A front will approach, and move through Houston later today and tonight. I’d like to say we have confidence in rainfall amounts, but we don’t. Chances are probably a little better south of Interstate 10—about 50 percent—than further inland. Models are hinting at a band of rain showers that produces 1 inch or more of rainfall, with possibly some hail and damaging winds, but this activity probably will not be too widespread. The best chance of storms likely will occur between the evening hours Tuesday and sunrise on Wednesday.

Wednesday

After sunrise, skies should begin to clear on Wednesday, and we should see a mostly sunny afternoon with highs in the mid-80s. Wednesday evening looks spectacular, with drier air filtering in. Lows Wednesday night will probably drop to around 60 north of Houston, with warmer weather along the coast.

Thursday

Another pleasant, sunny day, with highs in the 80s. As winds turn to come from the south, moisture levels will pick up. The effect of this will be increasing clouds Thursday night with muggier air, and lows in the low 70s.

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Good morning. Houston will see a couple of chances for showers this week, but for the most part we should see partly to mostly sunny weather. And I don’t want us to get too far ahead of ourselves, but it sure looks like this weekend could see some really nice weather for May. Some areas may see sunshine with highs in the upper 70s, if you can believe that.

Monday

Temperatures have fallen to around 70 degrees for most of Houston this morning, and we’ll see a mix of sunshine and clouds this morning before likely full sunshine this afternoon. Highs today will rise to about 90 for most of the area, although they won’t quite reach that mark along the coast. Winds will be light, generally out of the south. Overnight lows will again likely remain at or above 70 for most of the area, with sinking air under the influence of high pressure.

Tuesday

This will be another hot day, with highs around 90 degrees, and partly sunny skies. An approaching cold front will mix things up, however, by late afternoon or evening. The front should reach northern areas of the region (such as College Station) a few hours before sunset and then push off the coast by Wednesday morning. I would like to be able to say with confidence what will happen rain-wise Tuesday evening and during the overnight hours, but a number of scenarios are open to us. The front could push through with only very light, scattered showers, or at some point during the boundary’s passage thunderstorms could break out dropping a quick 1 or 2 inches of rain on a few areas.

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Good morning. Before we jump into the forecast here’s a quick look back at some of the damage caused by storms that bulled through the Houston area on Wednesday morning:

• One man was killed in Huntsville when a tree fell on his master bedroom
• 73 mph wind gust recorded on North Jetty in Galveston
• 71 mph wind gust in Caldwell
• Downed power lines in New Waverly, Galveston, Friendswood
• Numerous areas reported tree damage and fallen trees

Wednesday’s early morning storms gave way to clear skies during the afternoon and a very fine evening. The region will have one more day with dry air, and another fine evening. So please enjoy this amazing late spring weather.

Thursday

Lows this morning are quite chilly, dropping all the way down to 50 degrees in some parts of Montgomery County, and reaching the mid-50s or so for most areas but the coast. This is about 10 degrees cooler than normal for late April. With light, northwest winds we can expect highs today to reach around 80 degrees for most areas, with continued sunny weather. Low temperatures tonight will be about 5 degrees warmer, give or take, for your location with continued clear skies.

Friday

Winds will swing about to come from the south by Friday, and this will begin the process of warming the region and bringing humidity levels back up. But Friday itself should remain fairly dry, with highs in the mid-80s under sunny skies. Lows Friday night will likely fall somewhere into the 60s for most.

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