Houston’s weather to remain warm and humid until Sunday

Good morning! As we get closer to the weekend our overall pattern remains more or less the same, with three more partly to mostly cloudy warm days, a transition day on Sunday, and somewhat cooler weather next week. Overall the forecast is pretty boring, and after last year’s hurricane season and the recent winter storm, there’s nothing wrong with that.

On an unrelated note, I’ll be speaking during a couple of free, online events today you may find of interest. I’ll be speaking virtually about LIFTOFF at a Houston Writer’s event at 1pm CT, and interviewed about the book for the San Francisco-based Commonwealth Club at 5pm CT. The YouTube link for the Commonwealth event will go live at that time.

Thursday

Southerly winds will continue to blow, bringing more warm and humid air into the region. As a result, we expect continued, mostly cloudy skies today with high temperatures reaching around 80 degrees. Winds will again be noticeable out of the south, blowing as high as about 20 mph. Like Wednesday night, lows will only drop into the upper 60s for most.

Friday and Saturday

We’ll see more of the same on Friday and Saturday, although winds may slacken just a bit, and there may be a few more breaks in the clouds as sunshine peeks through. Look for highs to again hit about 80 degrees, with warm nights and plenty of humidity to spare. Rain chances will be about 10 percent both days.

Sunday

The pattern changes as a cold front pushes toward the region, and this will lead to better rain chances from the period of Saturday night into Sunday night. Most of these showers will be light, with accumulations of 0.25 to 0.5 inches for most, and skies should otherwise be cloudy. Highs will reach the mid-70s or so, and right now the front looks to move into the city during the afternoon or evening hours. This will set the stage for a cooler night, likely in the 50s.

Next week

The front will cool things off for the region on Monday, but by Tuesday the pattern will again warm again. The forecast models now seem increasingly confident in a second front pushing through on Wednesday, which should drive highs into the 60s for the second half of next week, with lows in the 40s and 50s. Wednesday’s front should bring another splash of rain into the forecast, but nothing that looks too serious at this time.