Eric Berger

Well, that was certainly a chilly weekend for April, with cold, gray conditions for most of Saturday and Sunday—but at least the rain ended early on Saturday for most. It appears as though next weekend will be cooler as well, but we should have lots of sunshine instead of mostly sunny skies.

Monday

Like on Sunday, we won’t see much in the way of sunshine today, and there’s enough moisture in the atmosphere for some drizzle and perhaps even light rain. Highs today will be around 70 degrees. A fairly weak cold front will slide through Houston this evening, but I think at most we can probably only expect some light rain with this passage—nothing at all severe. Any rain should end during the overnight hours, and with clearing skies, low temperatures should fall into the 50s for most of the region.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Monday evening’s front, and another push of cooler air on Tuesday, should bring the region some great mid-week weather. I’m looking for two sunny days, with highs in the upper 70s, and overnight lows in the 50s and low 60s. These days should also produce some great sunsets.

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Good morning. Our weather remains one of a battle between cool fronts and the onshore flow, and as a result we’ll see intermittent periods of nice weather broken by the possibility of storms.

Thursday

It’s a bit chilly across the Houston area this morning, with most of the region having fallen into the 50s. However, winds are swinging back around to the southeast, and this will allow moisture levels to creep back up today. Although skies should remain partly sunny, some light, scattered showers may move into Houston from the southwest later this afternoon. Highs should remain pleasant, in the low 70s. Overnight temperatures tonight should be about 10 degrees warmer with the renewed onshore flow.

Friday and Saturday

A warmer, muggier day with high temperatures probably reaching about 80 degrees. Rain chances, and later thunderstorm chances, will be on the rise during the afternoon and evening hours as a cold front approaches the area. However, a fairly strong capping inversion should set up over the area, and this may limit any precipitation until after the front moves into the region.

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Some severe thunderstorms rumbled through Houston during the overnight hours, bringing some scattered reports of hail and damaging winds (a private airplane hangar was damaged at Hobby Airport). While the light show was impressive, rain totals were modest, with most of the region getting 0.25 to 1.0 inch of rainfall. In the wake of Tuesday night’s front we’re left with gusty winds, reaching the low 30mph in some locations this morning.

Wednesday

Skies today will be clearing out, leaving us with lots of sunshine later today. Temperatures will hold steady at about 70 degrees, however, and winds will remain brisk out of the north. Skies tonight will be mostly clear, with temperatures generally in the 50s—cooler to the north of the city and warmer to the south.

Thursday

A nice day, with partly to mostly sunny skies, and highs in the 70s. As winds shift around to come out of the southeast, moisture levels will rise some, and we can’t entirely rule out of a few brief, scattered showers later in the day. For the most part, however, this should be a pretty nice day.

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We’re definitely in the midst of spring storm season. After an active night last week, we have the potential for more storms this evening, and perhaps again this weekend. So it goes in spring, along the warming Gulf of Mexico coast.

Tuesday

We’ll see another warm, mostly cloudy day with highs reaching into the low 80s. Although there is the potential for some scattered showers across the region, the heavier storms are probably going to hold off until the late afternoon or evening hours. A cold front, and an associated area of disturbed weather should move into the Brazos Valley during the afternoon hours, and probably will move into Houston sometime after 7pm. The entire system should move off the coast by around midnight.

Rain accumulations for most of the city should average between 0.5 and 1.5 inches. The primary concern, therefore, is that some of these storms could be severe, with damaging winds or hail. If you’re out and about this evening, such as coming home from the Astros baseball game, this storm could catch you out. Take care.

Wednesday

Sunny and significantly cooler and drier in the wake of Tuesday night’s cold front. Highs in the low 70s, with a noticeable wind out of the north. Temperatures on Wednesday night should fall into the upper 40s for the northern half of Houston, while remaining in the 50s for areas closer to the coast.

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