In brief: In today’s post we provide more information about our forthcoming Fall Day Celebration, to which you’re invited to bring your dogs. We also discuss our not-quite-summer but not-quite-fall weather for this week, and the potential for a front on Sunday to bring showers into the region.
Fall Day Update
We are continuing to work with our partner Reliant to put together a super fun Fall Day event, scheduled for 10 am CT to Noon on October 25th. The venue is Midtown Park, which is also home to the Reliant Dog Park. In the spirit of Halloween (and in recognition of our Excitable Dogs Scale) you are welcome to bring your furry friends in costume. The best costumes may receive a small prize. As a reminder, we have the following planned for the gathering:
- Meet and greet with Space City Weather team
- Free 10th anniversary tote bag giveaway to first 100 visitors
- Chalk wall for guests to share their favorite Houston weather memory
- Free face painting
- Exclusive sale of 10th anniversary t-shirts (see logo below), not available at any other time
- Lawn games
- Art activities for kids
- Coffee and snacks available for purchase
- Reliant tent with giveaways
- Free 360 photo booth
Fall Day is simply a gathering to celebrate the end of summer in Houston—and to enjoy the outdoors and look ahead to cooler days. This year we have reserved the entirety of Midtown Park, 2811 Travis, in Houston. If you can let us know you’re coming by signing up here, it would be great for planning purposes. But it’s not essential. See you there!
Monday
It’s feels pleasantly cool across much of the region this morning, with temperatures generally falling into the 60s. Of course it is cooler in the usual locations, with Conroe dipping into the upper 50s, and areas immediately along the coast reaching the lower 70s. But it definitely feels like early fall out there. We’ll see more of this weather this week as high pressure holds on, leading to sunny skies and moderate humidity levels. Highs on Monday will top out in the upper 80s for most of Houston, with overnight lows in the 60s for most of the region. Rain chances are near zero. Winds from the east may gust up to 15 or 20 mph for a bit this afternoon.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Expect more or less the same conditions, with sunny skies, highs near 90 degrees, and drier daytime air. Lows will fall into the mid- to upper-60s for most.
Friday and Saturday
As the ridge of high pressure retreats east, we’ll see the return of slightly more humid weather this weekend. We can expect daytime highs generally in the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies. As atmospheric moisture levels increase we may see a few more clouds, and some daily rain chances in the vicinity of 20 percent.
Sunday
Our crystal ball starts to become more cloudy later on Sunday when a front will be approaching our region. It is quite possible, but not certain, that the front will make it all the way down through the area, and push off the coast. If this happens there is a decent chance of showers with the front, bringing some much needed rain into the area. The timing of all this is uncertain, but if you have outdoor plans for Sunday it is worth keeping one eye on the forecast. As soon we we know anything more definitive I’ll let you know.
Next week
Our weather next week will depend on the extent of the front’s influence. For now I’ll predict highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, but it comes with a huge dollop of uncertainty. What does seem fairly clear is that the pattern for next week will be more supportive of fall-like fronts.
