Houston experienced another wet day Monday, but with nearly all of the metro area receiving 2 inches of rain or less the water levels were manageable, and flooding limited as bayous were able to fall back down to near-normal levels.
As a bonus, highs generally only climbed in the mid- to upper 80s, and lows fell into the mid-70s this morning across much of the region. It feels—almost—nice outside. Especially for August.
Today
The greater Houston region remains under a flash flood watch through this evening, and it’s not hard to understand why. Although bayous are generally low, area soils are now wet, and any rain that falls will flow directly into bayous. With atmospheric moisture levels still quite high, it will be possible for some isolated areas to pick up an additional 3 to 5 inches today, the National Weather Service warns.
With that said, most of Houston will likely see a day similar to Monday—mostly cloudy skies punctuated by some relatively short-lived but potentially intense thunderstorms. I’m hopeful we will not see widespread flooding, but given the moisture in the atmosphere we can’t rule it out. Be sure and enjoy those highs in the 80s.
Wednesday and Thursday
Atmospheric moisture levels will slowly fall, and along with it we should see slightly fewer daily showers, and those that form should have a bit less intensity. We’re still likely to see rainfall, but the threat of significant flooding should decrease as we get further into the work week. Highs will remain seasonally cool, in the mid- to upper-80s.
