Eric Berger

An area of severe thunderstorms has affected the Houston region this morning from about El Campo to Katy. This cluster of storms is now moving toward the northeast, and closer to the central and northern Houston area. There is enough rotation in these storms to potentially produce a tornado or two and a warning is in effect for the Jersey Village area through 7:45am.

Today

Storms will remain possible in Houston area today as a general line of showers and thunderstorms moves east, with severe weather most likely along and north of Interstate 10. Some areas could see 1 to 3 inches of rain from these slow moving storms.

Given the storm system’s current movement, it should move out of the region by around 11 am or Noon CT. If you’re heading out to an MLK Parade this morning, please take an umbrella, and be prepared to take shelter if you hear thunder. There will probably be a break in the storms this afternoon and early evening before chances for light to moderate rain return this evening and during the overnight hours.

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Some coastal areas are seeing fog this morning as warmer air moves over the cooler Gulf waters. Such a pattern could continue during the morning hours through Monday. For the rest of the region, it will just be anomalously warm.

Today

Skies should be partly to mostly sunny today, allowing high temperatures to climb to about 80 degrees. There is only a slight chance of showers this afternoon.

Friday and Saturday

Although a very strong cold front is moving into west Texas this morning, its effects are unlikely to reach all the way to the Houston area after it stalls tonight (College Station might see some cooler air). Therefore Houston is likely to see a couple of partly to mostly cloudy days on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the mid-70s, and warm nights. Some light rain showers are possible.

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It’s a warm morning across the region, with lows generally in the mid- to upper-60s across the region. This is more than 20 degrees above normal for January, and this near-record warmth is going to be more or less what we get through Sunday.

Today and Thursday

We’ll continue to see brisk southerly and southeasterly winds, which will bring very warm and moist air into the region. Highs should reach as high as 80 degrees across parts of Houston, and record high temperatures especially today (81 degrees at Bush IAH, 80 degrees Hobby, 75 degrees Galveston) are within reach. Skies will range from partly to mostly cloudy. Lows may not fall below 70 degrees for some areas between downtown Houston and the coast, and fog may become an issue during the early morning hours.

Friday and Saturday

After a cold front stalls across north Texas on Friday, so this won’t modify our weather’s region much. However winds should die down a little bit, and as moisture continues to accumulate in the atmosphere from the onshore flow we’re going to see some chances for scattered, light rain—but I would expect anything too heavy. Highs will be in the mid-70s for most of Houston, with lows in the mid-60s.

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