Houston set for a chilly Thanksgiving and a sunny Black Friday

On this day before Thanksgiving—since weather conditions will be fairly quiet in the days ahead, we’re going to take tomorrow off—I wanted to share just a few things that I am thankful for. I am thankful for my close-knit family; for rainfall at the end of a drought; for the teachers who have been so patient and wonderful in educating my kids in Clear Creek ISD; for cold fronts and for the heat coming on this morning; for Matt Lanza; for Reliant for sponsoring us faithfully since 2017 and on into the future; and finally for you dear readers, for giving Matt and myself your trust over the years. We don’t always get forecasts correct, but we do do our very best to do so every day.

Speaking of which, let’s talk about chilly nights, Thanksgiving weather, and if Houston will see our way out of the 60s before early December. (Spoiler: Probably not).

Wednesday

We’re starting out this morning in the 40s, although a few far inland areas such as Conroe and Navasota have dropped into the upper 30s. Skies are mostly clear this morning, we’ll probably see a few clouds later this afternoon. Highs will push up to about 60 degrees. This will feel warmer than Tuesday because there won’t be any blustery winds. Rather, look only for 5 to 10 mph winds from the northwest. Lighter winds and partly cloudy skies should allow for lows to drop down a degree or two cooler than Tuesday night, so most of the region should again be in the 40s tonight.

Thanksgiving Day

A combination of a cold start and mostly cloudy skies will yield a cold day for the holiday. Highs probably will top out in the upper 50s, with a light easterly breeze. So it will be chilly and gray. What about rain? The aforementioned clouds will be produced by a low pressure system. If there were more moisture in the atmosphere we would probably see fairly widespread showers. But things are pretty dry overall, so I’d say there’s only about a 20 percent chance of light rain from the late-morning to mid-afternoon hours. Something to be mindful of, but not overly concerned about. Lows on Thanksgiving night will drop into the mid- to upper-40s overnight.

Friday

This should be a mostly sunny, fine day with highs in the mid- to upper-60s.

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday should be similar to Friday, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid- to upper-60s. Clouds will increase later in the day, and rain chances will increase by around midnight ahead of a cold front that should push into the region some time on Sunday morning. Overall accumulations look modest, perhaps on the order of a quarter of an inch for most. Sunday itself looks cloudy, with highs in the 60s.

Next week

Most of next week looks chilly, with highs of around 60 degrees give or take, and lows in the 40s. By Thursday or Friday we may see a warming trend. It’s possible that we could rise back into the 70s by next weekend, but it’s no sure thing. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone.

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