Monday’s high temperature reached 94 degrees in Houston, a remarkably warm day for this time of year, and breaking a record set in 2007. Fortunately a cool front—not a particularly strong front, but a front all the same—is pushing through Houston this morning and will bring us a short reprieve from the summer-like heat.
Tuesday
Winds have shifted to the northwest this morning, and drier, cooler air should filter into the region today. As this air moves down, it may collide with very moist air along the coast to produce some showers and thunderstorms. Areas that do see rain probably will receive a tenth or two, and showers should be short lived. Otherwise, expect highs around 80 degrees under partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Tuesday night/Wednesday morning
I’m posting this special section for the runners, and for the people who want a taste of fall. The period of driest air, with dewpoints falling into the 50s for most of the area, should come only relatively briefly, between about 10pm Tuesday night, and 10am Wednesday morning.
If you’ve been waiting for some weather to make an extended run, this is it. (I’ll be getting up at 4:30am on Wednesday, and if tomorrow morning’s weather report is delayed an hour or two, this is why).