Eric Berger

A superb stretch of weather lies ahead for Houston

February 21, 2020 at 6:45 amFebruary 21, 2020 at 6:46 am by Eric Berger

Skies are—drum roll, please—clear this morning! High pressure moving into the region has pushed cloud cover out of Houston, and so we should have several sunny days. In fact, aside from some clouds on Sunday and Monday, most of the next week should bring lots of sunshine to the region as well as mostly dry air.

Friday

It’s quite cold to start today, so bring a jacket as you head out the door. After breezy overnight conditions, winds should subside this morning. All of the cool air moving in with the overnight winds will help to limit high temperatures to the mid-50s today, despite the ample sunshine. The combination of dying winds and clear skies should set up for ideal cooling tonight, with a light freeze possible in Montgomery County and areas to the northeast of Houston.

Saturday

Sunshine should persist through at least Saturday morning, although I expect to see at least some high clouds move in during the afternoon hours. This should still be a pretty darn nice day, with highs of about 60 degrees, and light winds. As high pressure exits to the east, winds will pick up from offshore later Saturday, probably during the evening hours. Pretty quickly this will help to spin up at least partly cloudy skies, and moderate overnight lows to about 50 degrees in the city of Houston.

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One more cold, soggy day before sunshine makes its return to Houston

February 20, 2020 at 6:59 amFebruary 20, 2020 at 7:02 am by Eric Berger

Houston’s last stretch of clear skies came all the way back on Valentine’s Day, during the evening hours. We’ve now got to slog through one more gray, wet, and windy day before we get back to sunny weather for a couple of days. Clear nighttime skies will also allow for cooler temperatures, with the northern half of the metro area flirting with a freeze.

Thursday

A cold front is pushing through the metro area this morning, bringing widespread, mostly light rain with it. Accumulations will total one to two tenths of an inch. These showers should slowly dissipate throughout the day, with northwestern areas drying out first, and the coast later this afternoon. In the meantime, we’re going to see a chilly day, with a distinct lack of sunshine helping to hold high temperatures at about 50 degrees. Winds blowing up to 20mph out of the north will not help matters any, either. As skies clear tonight, lows will drop to around 40 in the city of Houston, with cooler temperatures north, and a bit warmer weather near the coast.

Friday

After a chilly, breezy start on Friday morning, winds should begin to die down. But with colder air across the region, highs likely will top out in the mid-50s despite the sunny skies. Continuing clear skies and light winds Friday night should allow for ideal cooling and the coldest night of the week for most of the Houston region (see map).

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It’s going to be a gray and rainy week for Houston

February 17, 2020 at 7:22 amFebruary 17, 2020 at 7:22 am by Eric Berger

Houston will remain in a gray, humid funk until Tuesday night when a cold front pushes through the area. However, this front is not going to scour moisture from all levels of the atmosphere, so we’re going to see very good rain chances on Wednesday and Thursday before another front clears us out. Don’t expect to see much sunshine until Friday, at the earliest.

Monday

Patchy fog should clear out by mid-morning, leaving behind a mostly cloudy and warm day with highs in the mid- to upper-70s. Some very light showers will be possible later today, but mostly skies should just be gray. Winds will be out of the south, gusting up to 20 mph and really pumping moisture in the region. Look for low temperatures only to fall into into the upper 60s tonight.

Tuesday

This day will be similar to Monday in terms of fog and temperatures. The only difference is that a cold front will approach the area from the north, and bring an increased chance of rain. This will be especially true for northern areas, such as Montgomery County, which may see as much 0.5 inch of rain whereas the coast sees little to none. The front itself pushes into the area on Tuesday night for the northwest half of Houston, and likely sometime Wednesday morning for coastal areas.

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Winter returns for a bit, and the weekend outlook improves

February 13, 2020 at 7:03 am by Eric Berger

What a difference a day makes. With clearing skies and dry air, lows this morning have fallen into the 40s across the Houston area. Our forecast for the weekend continues to improve as well, now with at least some sunshine possibly breaking out over the area and diminishing rain chances. Looking a bit further ahead, a stronger front may bring a bit more of a prolonged period of cooler weather next week.

Thursday

Sunshine will prevail for most of the day Thursday, with high temperatures likely holding in the upper 50s. Northerly winds will blow at about 10 mph, gusting perhaps a bit higher, which should be enough to keep a decent chill in the air. Clear skies and light winds will push overnight low temperatures down into the 30s for most inland areas of Houston—although the entirety of the metro area will probably remain above freezing.

Friday

Another pleasant winter day, with sunny skies and high temperatures near 60 degrees. Winds shifting to come from the east should allow for Friday night’s low temperatures to settle in about five degrees warmer than Thursday night.

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