In brief: Houston will experience three more days of cooler weather before a warmer pattern sets in, and likely will prevail for nearly all of the remainder of 2024. We’re still anticipating mild conditions on Christmas Day, with the possibility of some showers on Christmas Eve.
Baby, it’s cold outside
For a lot of people, myself included, holiday weather should feel chilly outside. Well, as you’ll see in the forecast below, Christmas Day in Houston is not going to feel like the holidays in the sense that it will not be cold. Conditions will feel rather mild, instead. However we do have some decidedly chilly weather in store for now through Sunday, so if that’s your thing, make plans for some outdoor activities, sweaters, and hot cocoa over the next few days. Speaking of holiday activities outside, a reminder that our longtime partner, Reliant, is known for lighting up the holidays and is bringing you several family fun experiences to check out!
Reliant worked with their friends at Houston Botanic Garden to offer Space City Weather readers a discount code on Radiant Nature tickets. I reviewed my experience at Radiant Nature with my family here, which was quite a delight. For $2 off up to two tickets, use code “RNSCW.” Click here for tickets through the remainder of 2024. Click here for tickets in January and February of 2025.
Additionally, Galaxy Lights, presented by Reliant at Space Center Houston runs through January 5 and with Reliant’s sponsorship of Space City Weather, you can get $5 off your tickets if you use code: GLSCW24!
Friday
Temperatures have generally fallen into the upper 40s this morning, with light winds from the north. Today will be pleasant, with high temperatures reaching the upper 60s this afternoon and plenty of sunshine. We’ll see an uptick in winds this afternoon as a reinforcing cold front arrives from the north, so if you notice some gusts that’s what’s coming in. The front will bring drier air in, and this will help temperatures drop to about 40 degrees in Houston tonight. Conditions will be even colder for far inland areas, so if you’re going to be out and about on Saturday morning bring a jacket.
Saturday
A cold and sunny day. High temperatures may struggle to climb beyond the upper 50s for some locations, but with light winds and sunshine it should not feel all that cold. Saturday night will be chilly again, with lows in the lower 40s in Houston—so a bit warmer than Friday night. But not much.
Sunday
Another sunny day. However, with high pressure departing to the east we’ll start to see winds coming more from the southeast. So daytime temperatures will probably reach the upper 60s, and then Sunday night will be warmer, in the 50s. Some clouds may start to float in as well.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
The period leading toward Christmas Day will bring a warming trend, with highs generally in the lower 70s. With a slightly more unsettled pattern we should see some decent rain chances on Christmas Eve and the night before the holiday. However at this point Christmas Day will probably see partly sunny skies and only a low-end chance for some scattered showers. Anyway, it won’t be too hot, and it won’t be too cold.
Rest of next week
The final week of the year looks to be fairly warm for late December. Generally we probably can expect highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s to about 60 degrees. Some decent rain chances will be in the cards, but I don’t anticipate anything that might bring flooding or that kind of thing. Some sort of front probably will come pushing through right before the end of the year, but whether that’s New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day or something else is hard to say.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
