Since Wednesday’s cold front, Houston has had 50 consecutive hours of dewpoints below 60Ā°, 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 65Ā° 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!
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.
Next week
Onshore winds resume Monday, and that means our friendly neighborhood Houston humidity will be on the rise.
But it won’t be that bad of a week.
Alright, yeah, it will end up being a pretty hot week. Look for mid-90s at least, with lows in the 70s.
The next chance of any meaningful rain at all, outside of a localized downpour? Maybe next weekend?
We’ll check back in with you on Monday with more. Enjoy the weekend!
Love the GIFs!!
Happy birthday and thanks for the dreamy forecast (and the laughs)!
Storm chasers are bummin’ recently. Doesn’t look like the week ahead provides much to go on either.
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the fun and creative forecast!
The GIF’s are fantastic!!!! The low dewpoint is just marvelous. Thank you for your always amazing reports.
Happy birthday! Thank you for all you and Eric do for us! This is a great forecast š
The GIFs are hilarious! šš»
P.S. Happy Birthday!
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!!
Great post. Starting the morning with a laugh is a blessing. Happy Birthday. Have a great weekend.
That last gif really got me. Hilarious. Thanks for an awesome Friday forecast, guys!
Hap Birthday from Bellaire!
It never used to be this nice BEFORE Global Warming….
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!
Happy, happy, happiest birthday blessings to you. Matt!ššš
the gif’s made my entire week! especially the blind melon “no rain”
Great forecast in so many ways! Thanks for all you do!
Thank you for ordering this nice weather for your birthday!
You guys should incorporate GIFs more often. Spot on!
Most entertaining forecast I’ve ever seen.
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!
Happy Birthday, Matt!
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! š„³
This was so funny! Thanks! Now make it rain soon!
Priceless. And happy birthday!
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!
Ha! Thanks everyone for the kind birthday wishes. I wasn’t expecting that. They’re much appreciated. Thanks for reading!