Eric Berger

When the clock struck 2:10pm on Monday, Houston’s temperature rose from 59 to 61 degrees at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Thus ended a streak of 51 hours of temperatures below 60 degrees, which Matt notes is the region’s longest streak of sub-60 degree weather in April since Houston went 61 straight hours from April 6-9, 2007. But fear not, lovers of cool weather, as the temperature remained in the low 60s for only about 12 hours, before falling back into the 50s this morning as another weak cool front moved into the region.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Prepare yourself for a couple of days of exceptional weather. With modest northerly winds, and clearing skies, highs Tuesday should climb into the mid-70s, and on Wednesday into the upper-70s. Lows Tuesday night will generally be in the 50s, and several degrees warmer on Wednesday night as the onshore flow resumes. Enjoy!

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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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