Eric Berger

Most of the Houston area saw some light showers over night as a band of rain moved inland from the coast, with accumulations of 0.1 to 0.3 inches of rain. This pattern of gray days will continue through the middle of the week before colder weather finally arrives in about five days.

Today through Thursday

The combination of a large upper-level low pressure system across much of the United States and Gulf moisture will bring on-and-off rain showers to Houston for the next three days. Some areas may see about an inch today, but as moisture levels surge on Wednesday that’s the day when heavier rain and thunderstorms will be most likely (however I don’t think we’ll see severe weather like on Monday morning, when strong winds and a tornado caused damage in parts of town, including an EF0 twister just north of Jersey Village ). Still looks like most of the area will see 2 to 4 inches of rainfall, with some areas maybe seeing a bit more. This should not be enough to cause significant flooding. Rain chances will end sometime on Thursday morning or early afternoon.

During this gray period temperatures will still remain fairly warm for January, with highs in the low- to mid-70s, and overnight lows falling to around 60 degrees, give or take.

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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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