Good morning. Temperatures have fallen to about 60 degrees across much of the region this morning in the wake of the overnight frontal passage. Pleasant, fall-like weather will be the order of the day for the next week or so. And if you did not get enough rain with this front—and let’s be honest, you probably did not—there’s a second chance for a decent splash with another front arriving before the weekend.
Tuesday
Today will be rather breezy as northwesterly winds bring drier air into the region. Expect steady winds at about 15 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph. Highs will reach about 70 degrees beneath mostly sunny skies. Winds should start to back off some this evening, and as the Sun sets temperatures will follow, with lows dropping to about 50 degrees in Houston, with colder temperatures further inland, and a bit warmer conditions right along the coast.
Wednesday
This will be a gorgeous fall day, with light winds, sunny skies, and highs in the mid-70s. Lows on Wednesday night will be a few degrees warmer as winds shift to come from the east.
Thursday and Friday
As the onshore flow gets going, highs on Thursday should get into the upper 70s to possibly 80 degrees, with mostly sunny skies. As a reinforcing front approaches Thursday evening we’ll start to see increasing rain chances Thursday night and running into Friday. The details about the front’s arrival are still a bit murky, but it’s probably safe to say that much of Friday will be cloudy, with a chance of rain persisting into the afternoon hours. I’d guess accumulations will be around 0.5 inch for most areas, but I don’t feel overly confident about that right now. Highs on Friday will probably be in the mid-70s, with lows dropping into the 50s by Saturday morning.
Saturday and Sunday
The weekend looks pretty grand, with highs of around 70 degrees beneath mostly sunny skies. Lows will drop into the mid-50s or so for much of the area.
Next week
By Monday, Halloween, we should see a warming trend as highs climb into the mid-70s. For trick-or-treating, conditions should be rather mild, with temperatures in the upper 60s to 70 degrees, and just a touch of humidity. Rain chances look to be near zero.
Most of the rest of next week looks to be warmish, with highs in the low 80s and partly to mostly sunny skies.
Never know how to dress the kiddos with these early fronts. Cool right now especially with the wind, but 70 under sunny skies can feel pretty warm. You guys should hire a dress advisor.
My advice as a school employee (not a teacher) who deals with Lost and Found – dress them in their regular uniform or school clothes, and give them a sweater or hoodie/sweatshirt WITH THEIR NAME IN IT so when they take it off on the playground at recess, it can find its way back to them. 🙂
I love this weather.
I gave my neighbor a high five when I was grabbing the morning paper.
Why did our storms weaken as they approached. We got no lightning at all
Hello Eric, your app is not updating. Tried everything and I still get 10/21 as the latest.
I ended up with 1/4 inch of rain and 2 inches of pine needles.