Nothing but sunshine ahead for Houston

Since Wednesday’s cold front, Houston has had 50 consecutive hours of dewpoints below 60°, which continue as of 7 AM Friday. Recall, dewpoint is a much better gauge of “comfort” in summer than relative humidity, and for Houston anything below 65° generally feels really nice this time of year. Anything in the 50s is very comfortable. To put in context how rare an event this is in Houston in summer. We have only done 40 consecutive hours of dewpoints in the 50s in June, July, or August two other times since Bush Airport was established as the official reporting station for Houston in 1969:

  • June 8-9, 1996 (43 consecutive hours)
  • June 24-28, 1974 (110 (!) consecutive hours)

It appears that this one will place firmly 2nd on the list. This air mass would be a first ballot inductee to the Hall of Fame of Comfort for Houston summers. And it continues.

We do have a couple things to monitor. This dry weather is going to have an impact on soil moisture in much of Texas. We’ll discuss that more in-depth next week. In addition to that, this dry, offshore breeze is certainly aggravating for allergy sufferers (raises hand). But other than that, we have little to talk about.

So in lieu of much text today, our forecast will be shared primarily in gif form.

Today & weekend

It will be tough to let go of the current weather pattern. Thankfully, this weekend won’t be too bad!

It’s my birthday weekend, and the humidity will remain low. This is how I’m feeling.

Expect highs in the 90s and lows in the 60s or low 70s this weekend, with continued low humidity for June. Sunshine and nil rain chances.

Full sun, a week out from the solstice? Load up on sunscreen this weekend.

Next week

Onshore winds resume Monday, and that means our friendly neighborhood Houston humidity will be on the rise.

Humidity begins to return next week…

But it won’t be that bad of a week.

“Won’t be so bad” is a relative phrase.

Alright, yeah, it will end up being a pretty hot week. Look for mid-90s at least, with lows in the 70s.

By the middle of next week, it’s likely to feel like summer in all its glory here.

The next chance of any meaningful rain at all, outside of a localized downpour? Maybe next weekend?

The 90s and “No Rain:” A Blind Melon forecast.

We’ll check back in with you on Monday with more. Enjoy the weekend!

25 thoughts on “Nothing but sunshine ahead for Houston”

  3. Storm chasers are bummin’ recently. Doesn’t look like the week ahead provides much to go on either.

  8. HBDTY!!!!!! You guys really are the best!! Who else could dial up June weather like this in Space City!!!

    … and the GIFs were fantastic! When was the last time you ever had a weather report with GIFs!!??? LOVE IT!!

  9. Great post. Starting the morning with a laugh is a blessing. Happy Birthday. Have a great weekend.

  11. Hap Birthday from Bellaire!
    It never used to be this nice BEFORE Global Warming….

  12. Add me to the chorus of “Happy Birthday to Matt” – and to the wonderful GIF forecast of low dewpoints.

    I may be dating myself but I immediately recognized that Blind Melon reference. It may say that I’m getting older but a side benefit is I don’t care as much. LOL!

  19. Happy Birthday! We’ll get you a very nice gift if you arrange for these low dewpoints to be continuous thru about Sept 30! We hired “Mattress Mack” as our consultant so that as with his various sports “bets,” we won’t lose any money!

  21. Absolutely love this freaking GIF forecast! All sorts of happy in this post, but mostly HAPPY birthday, Matt! Hope you enjoy your birthday and our fabulous weather! 🥳

  24. Happy birthday, Matt! Thank you for ordering the low humidity for your birthday weekend. We really appreciate all that you do to keep us apprised of our changing weather on the Texas Gulf Coast. Love the gifs!

  25. Ha! Thanks everyone for the kind birthday wishes. I wasn’t expecting that. They’re much appreciated. Thanks for reading!

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