One more abnormally warm day for Houston before a big cooldown

Some areas of Houston are seeing dense fog on this muggy morning, especially near and north of Interstate 10, especially to the west of Harris County. This should burn off by or before 10am CT, and then allow for a warm day.

Today

Under mostly sunny skies temperatures will climb into the low 80s today, and there won’t be much respite tonight, with some areas near the coast likely not falling below 70 degrees. But have no fear, these conditions won’t last.

Friday

Houston hasn’t had a true fall front yet this year, but one’s coming Friday, when the wind changes perceptibly, and cooler and drier air moves in right behind the frontal passage. The front itself will probably reach northern areas of Houston late during the morning, pass through the city during the early afternoon, and be off the coast by early evening. The key question is how much rain might come along with the front. Right now as the front moves through I’d guess we’ll see a fairly thin line of showers, with some embedded thunderstorms—but nothing too severe. Storms should end pretty quickly after the front with temperatures falling after that.

Saturday and Sunday

For those who love fall this will be a perfect weekend. Under full sunshine, highs will only climb into the 60s. Lows on Saturday morning should drop to around 50 degrees for most of the city, and will plunge into the 40s on Sunday morning. Some areas to the north of Houston will likely see temperatures in the 30s. It’s been awhile. Houston hasn’t recorded a night in the 30s at Bush Intercontinental Airport since March 21.

Monday and beyond

Temperatures will gradually warm back into the low 70s, and later upper 70s next week, before the next front arrives. It will likely be weaker than this week’s, but it should arrive in time to cool us down for Thanksgiving.

Posted at 6:45am CT by Eric