In brief: Houston finally feels like fall, and the colder weather will stick around into Saturday. Rain chances are basically nil for the next seven days. Next week we’ll see a distinct warmup, and it’s still too early to tell whether a front will arrive in time to cool us down for Thanksgiving.
Fall arrives in Houston for a while
Temperatures this morning are generally in the 50s across the region, away from the coast, following the arrival of secondary surge of colder air. The next three nights will all be colder still, with lows in the 40s for much of the region before a warmup this weekend. Normal low temperatures for this time of year are about 50 degrees, so we’ll be a few degrees below our typical weather for the back-end of November for a few days.
Wednesday
We’re seeing some gusty winds this morning, up to 25 mph or even a bit higher, as this second front moves into the region. These winds should die down somewhat this afternoon. High temperatures today will push into the upper 60s to about 70 degrees, with sunny skies. As winds slacken tonight, with clear skies, we should see ideal conditions for cooling. This will allow lows to drop into the upper 40s in the urban core of Houston, lower 40s for surrounding suburbs, and possibly upper 30s for areas west of Katy and north of The Woodlands. This will be our region’s coldest night of the season so far.
Thursday and Friday
Expect more sunny weather, cooler temperatures, and dry air. Highs both days will be about 70 degrees, with nighttime temperatures in the upper 40s for Houston, and a little bit cooler for outlying areas. Winds will generally be light, from the north. This will be fine, fall-like weather.
Saturday and Sunday
By the weekend we’ll start to feel the effects of the onshore flow. Saturday will bring more sunny skies, with high temperatures in the mid-70s. The air will still feel reasonably dry, but overnight lows will only fall to around 60 degrees on Saturday night. Sunday will be moderately humid, with highs around 80 degrees or a tick higher. There may be a few clouds. All in all, it’s a fine weekend for outdoor activities.
Next week
The first part of next week still looks fairly warm, with high temperatures in the low 80s, and mild nights in the 60s. At some point a decent front is likely to pass through the area, but whether that’s in time to cool us down for Thanksgiving remains very much an open question. This makes it difficult to forecast weather for the holiday, so for now I’m just going to wave my arms and ruffle my feathers, and say, stay tuned.
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Checked the temperature before we left for our Magnolia walk: 52°F, Humidity 69% Dew Point 45F, so no big deal. Stepped outside and walked a few feet, then turned around to get the CPO shirt. It’s not because of the temp, but there is a gusty north wind at 10+ mph (yea, + for sure). If there was no wind, short sleeve T would be fine.
Trying to imagine what tomorrow’s walk will be like, considering it’s supposed to be about 15+° colder – the guesstimate is 38°F (hopefully no gusty north winds). So today’s chore is to find the stashed A&M knitted caps, then to HEB.
Thank goodness for the arrival of fall – in the back half of November. I’m a bit exasperated at its slow arrival but glad it is here.
The AC unit needs a break after the 6-month summer. The summer heat arrived early in May and stayed around through October for sure.
May thru July wasn’t bad at all temperature wise. Summer starts in May here
Ahh finally! This is the kind of front we usually get in late October.
Hope this knocks off the average for this November quite a bit, 10 degrees above average is absurd.
Unfortunately whatever this cold front drops off the average will be quickly balanced back out with the mid 80s we will see next week.
Dont get too exited, highs of 83-85 next week.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Glad Friday night is going to have fall weather, hosting a Friendsgiving and didn’t want to make fajitas in the heat!
Great talk last night Eric. It was good to see you. This mornings weather is a welcome relief. Hope the timing of the next front works out to make Thanksgiving just as nice.
Still have yet to have that front where the air just kinda takes your breath away when you first step out. That said, this is a welcome relief from the usual swampy air. May need a jacket tomorrow it seems – finally.