Eric Berger

Mild this week in Houston, with a healthy front this weekend

Good morning. Houston will experience a bit of a warming trend before a cold front shakes things up this weekend. After that, conditions should feel more fall like for the remainder of November.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Drier, easterly winds will give way to a more southerly flow tonight, and that will allow for humidity levels to rise Tuesday night and into Wednesday. Aside from that, conditions won’t change too much, with highs near 80 degrees under mostly sunny skies, and overnight lows in the low 60s for inland areas, and mid- to upper-60s along the coast.

In this temperature anomaly plot from the GFS, the mercury creeps up well above normal before a front on Saturday. (Weather Bell)

Thursday and Friday

These will be the warmest days of the week, as high temperatures climb into the low 80s, and overnight lows reach near 70 degrees along the coast. We’ll see some low rain chances, but any precipitation that falls will be slight, and short-lived.

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Warmer this week, then a cooler end to November

After a pleasant weekend, we’ll have a warmish week of weather after which we are likely to enjoy a cooler second half to the month of November. In fact, after this week, I suspect 80-degree days will be few and far between for the rest of 2017.

Monday and Tuesday

Houston will start out the week with really pleasant weather, as a northeasterly flow should bring slightly lower humidity for the first few days. We’ll see high temperatures in the upper 70s, under mostly sunny skies, and overnight lows around 60 north of Houston and in the mid-60s along the coast.

Notice the difference in wind direction on Monday morning (top) and Tuesday night (bottom). That’s the difference in lower and higher humidity. (Weather Bell)

Wednesday

As the onshore flow resumes sometime on Tuesday, we can expect humidity to begin rising on Wednesday, although it won’t be too unpleasant as highs remain at about 80 degrees. There’s the slightest chance of a rain shower, but for the most part skies should be sunny. Lows for the rest of the work week will be in the mid-60s.

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Coldest night of November coming, weekend looks great for Houston

A few stray, light showers remain across Houston early this morning, but for the most part rain chances have passed. Most of the area got between a light sprinkle and two tenths of an inch of rainfall. Now, we can enjoy fall-like weather with mostly low humidity through the early part of next week.

Thursday and Friday

Clouds will give way to sunshine later this morning, but Thursday should still see relatively cool weather with highs in the mid- to upper-60s. On Friday, highs may top out at around 70 degrees. Northerly winds should allow low temperatures on Friday morning to get into the low 50s for central Houston, and upper 50s on Saturday morning. All in all, these will be exceptionally pleasant days after Houston’s long summer.

Friday morning will be the coldest night of November so far. (NOAA)

Saturday and Sunday

The weekend warms up a little, with highs probably rising into the mid-70s. Some southeasterly winds will push humidity back up a little bit, and lead to warmer nights with lows of around 60 degrees. However, a weak cool front should at least halt this rise in temperatures and humidity for a few days. A few showers may be possible as this front moves into the area on Sunday, but I don’t think most people will see any rainfall.

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Cooler weather returns and a (very) early Thanksgiving outlook

After more record warmth on Tuesday—Hobby Airport set a record high of 89 degrees, breaking an old mark of 87 degrees—a cold front finally pushed through the region during the late evening hours. Fall, finally, has returned to Houston for awhile.

Wednesday

Today will be cool, with highs in the low- to mid-60s, with increasing rain chances this afternoon and evening. An upper-level disturbance will track from west to east across Texas today, and this should bring some decent rain chances to us, especially for areas north of Interstate 10. Overall, accumulations still look pretty slight for Houston, with most areas getting a tenth or two of an inch of rain, but the leaden skies will add to what will be a winter-like, gray day for Houston.

Rain accumulation forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. (NOAA)

Thursday and Friday

These days still look like the pick of the litter for the region, with partly to mostly sunny skies, and highs in the upper 60s to 70 degrees. Overnight lows should range from the upper 40s for inland areas to upper 50s closer to the coast. Just splendid fall weather.

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