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On to the weather!
Today & Saturday
The apt word for this forecast is “dreary.” No, it is not likely to rain the entirety of today and tomorrow. But there will be periods of light rain, drizzle, or even steady rain mixed in with drier, overcast stretches. The best chance of some heavier rain would probably occur tomorrow south of I-10. Temperatures won’t go very far on either day. Temperatures won’t go anywhere today, and if anything we’ll see a slight drop in temperatures through the 60s and into the 50s. These temps will probably stay there most of tomorrow as well. If you’ve been longing for a couple gray days with chilly, damp weather, well, you’re in luck!
Sunday
The back part of the weekend is probably the best chance for a bit of a respite from rain. I do still think there will be showers or light rain pockets around on Sunday. Rain may pick up in coverage and intensity from southwest to northeast in the evening hours. I’m banking on the first half of the day to be our winner of the weekend, which isn’t saying much. it will still be in the low to mid-60s at best with clouds.
Monday
We start next week on a stormy note. A developing low pressure system in the Gulf is likely to fling a good bit of rain and a chance of thunderstorms our way Monday. Some of the rain could be heavy, especially south of I-10. We aren’t necessarily expecting anything serious on Monday, but I do think we should keep an eye on things for isolated severe storms or localized flooding.
Coastal conditions will be notable Monday with gusty winds as high as 30 to 40 mph in gusts possible, in addition to some rough seas. Monday’s highs will be in the low-60s, with lows again in the 50s.
Rest of next week
We should transition out of this pattern Tuesday, with only slight rain chances and decreasing clouds. Highs will be in the 60s again. We warm up Wednesday through Friday with temperatures rebounding into the 70s and lows back into the 60s. Our next cold front is probably arriving sometime next weekend. Details on what comes with that are too soon to say right now.
Love the lightning shirt and I will order one of those for sure! BTW sorry to be nit-picky, but the store calls it a lighting shirt instead of lightning. But keep up your amazing work. I ordered a shirt a few years ago which I wear occasionally and always tell people when I wear it about your site and app.
When do you think the water restrictions in Houston will be lifted
You shouldn’t need to be watering in the wintertime anyhow. Plants go pretty dormant and the soil moisture stays pretty high with the low sun angle.
While we’re still cycling through 80+ degree days with multi-day stretches of no rain, I’ll keep watering my trees and potted plants as they recover. I’ve got trees throwing out late flowers so their calendar is off.
Thank you, SCW for the combined shipping! Congrats on another year!
I’ll continue doing the same Heather. I too have trees putting out late flowers and leaves. Therefore, I’ll also continue watering while they recover.
Heard a rumor could be next week since this round is not only plentiful but hitting parts of the metro that really need it (south/west side). While it doesn’t make sense to water in the winter, there are some needing to do landscape projects, largely bc of the drought, such as replacing dead grass or plants that requires water to get started.
You’re really calling this weather “dreary”?
You just lost the right to comment on any drought, EVER.
Try “Peaceful”, “Relaxing”, and “Desperately Necessary”.
To quote the great, ancient, The Weather Channel TV ad:
“…Well, maybe the rain hates You!!”
If this weather is relaxing you, I wonder how a monsoon would make you feel, lol
Hahaha! I am loving it! It can rain all day and twice on Sunday. 🙂
Please comment about the horrendous assault on the air near our water source due to the chemical
Plant explosion? Was it arson? Did all the pollution generated travel north east?
First report I heard was the fire was triggered by a worker trying to transport a leaking drum via forklift. Static discharge likely lit the leak on fire, which spread to other drums. But the internal investigation will take a month or so to issue a report to the State. I assume the Chemical Safety Board will be involved, that will take a year or so.
The Saturday forecast looks absolutely great…. for staying home and watching college football !!!
And yes, I’d rather have this forecast than a weekend of 110 degrees, hoping the A/C keeps running.
Exactly! I turned the a/c off last night and opened the window this morning. Cool air!! Go Texans!
Here, here!!!!!!
Got almost 2.5” in spring branch already! The west side has largely been spared from the last few soakers and hasn’t had anything like this since before the drought.
Chalk me up as a fan of this weather (at least, for a little while).
Cooler weather: love it.
Easing the drought: fine.
Less hit on the wallet due to A/C being quiet: really love it.
I would love a poster/print of the back of the lightning shirt! I have enough t-shirts, so I’ll just donate cash instead.
While I get we need the rain, I cannot stand wet/chill. Time to bust out another book and the tea kettle and keep the front door shut so the 800 mosquitos that have already come in can’t add to their numbers.
Here’s hoping for a better hair day on Sunday. 😀 Sheesh.
Love the shirts! Congrats on your long term success.
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It finally feels like November is supposed to be!
chilly rainy outside
warm inside
enjoy the weather yummy while we have it!
My gear is still not dry from riding home yesterday. And even the things in my pockets got wet. I didn’t see any people out yesterday, so the people who actually will be out in the weather should get to control the weather, and I am asking for 90 and higher with sun.
Sucks that people are afraid to get a bit wet. As we said in the Pacific NW, “There’s no bad weather; just inappropriate clothing.” I ran 11 miles yesterday, 8 miles today. Sign me up for more.
Just an idea, but you guys should add space city weather rain jackets to the website! Seems fitting you know
Typo on the merch site: “Quater Zip”
Smart businessmen. The temperature records will continue to fall and every year we’ll get a new, updated version of the shirt with new records.
Dismal amounts of rain close to the coast at this point
Yes, I concur!
How big is the umbrella? Diameter when open?
1.5″ so far in Copperfield since yesterday afternoon.