Conditions are quite cold across the region this morning—with near freezing temperatures in most of Houston, and a light freeze over northern areas such as Conroe and Huntsville—as we grapple with our latest strong front. The good news is that we’ll see a warming trend this week, and as of now, the weekend looks pretty nice.

Before jumping into the forecast, I just want to say a truly heartfelt thank you to all of our readers who have contributed to this year’s fundraiser for Space City Weather. We’ve had a tremendous response so far—inspiring, really. With less than 24 hours remaining, we’re on pace to top last year. Again, buying a t-shirt or umbrella, or donating, is entirely optional. We’re committed to keeping the site free, regardless. But we really do appreciate the help.

Tuesday

With high pressure dominating our weather, we’ll see mostly sunny skies today, and we should see a warm-up into the low 60s. Temperatures will be warmer tonight, as the onshore flow kicks in. I’d expect lows to be about 10 degrees above lows on Tuesday morning, so we’re done with the freezing temperatures for now.

Wednesday

This will be something of a transition day, as atmospheric moisture begins to flow back into the region. I’d expect partly sunny skies, with a high in the low 70s, and returning humidity. By Wednesday night clouds should be back in force, and this will keep most of the city at around 60 degrees for lows.

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After a mostly pleasant holiday weekend, a cold front came plowing through on Sunday and has brought us back to early winter as we start a new week. The good news is that it won’t be too cold for too long, nor will we have a lot of significant weather to discuss this week. Let’s get into the details.

Today & tonight

We’re starting off chilly this morning. We didn’t drop below the mid-60s on Sunday morning. But this morning, temperatures running a good 20 degrees or more colder than 24 hours ago.

It will eventually be a nice day today, albeit cool and breezy still. There’s an area of cloud cover that will be moving through the region this morning. It could perhaps have some showers or light rain with it as it passes through.

Once this passes by, we’ll see clearing this afternoon. So we’ll call it mostly cloudy with a chance of showers through about midday, then becoming mostly sunny. Winds will gradually subside through the afternoon. As long as skies clear out around midday, we should manage 50 degrees or lower-50s. If we stay locked in cloud cover into mid-afternoon, look for a struggle through the upper-40s.

Clearer skies and lighter winds tonight will make it the coldest of the next several. Low temperatures will range from the low-30s north of Houston to the mid-to upper-30s in town and low-40s along the coast.

A light freeze is possible for places like Conroe or Huntsville tonight.

Tuesday

Look for another cool day Tuesday but with less wind and plenty of sunshine. We’ll do a few degrees warmer tomorrow than today, with highs topping off in the upper-50s.

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Good morning! Whether you’ve been up all night shopping, up all night waiting on shoppers, or you sensibly just slept off a tryptophan high, welcome to the day after Thanksgiving. We’re now in the midst of the holidays, and our weather will get off to a good start. We’ll have a seasonably warm weekend, and then winter-like weather during the week ahead. We should remain sunny for most of that period.

Friday

A low-pressure system along the coast and an onshore flow will combine to bring some lower-end rain chances into the region today—probably no more than 20 to 30 percent. These showers will move east by around noon or shortly thereafter, and accumulations shouldn’t be much to write home about. Mostly cloudy skies will limit highs to around 70 degrees. A weak front will arrive later this evening, or tonight, but the atmospheric profile does not favor any additional rain with this front, and it just should bring a wind shift (from the north) into Saturday morning.

Saturday

This still looks like a great day for anything you have planned outdoors. Friday night’s front will eventually wash out, but it should bring enough dry air to make for a pleasant, not too humid day in the mid-70s, with mostly sunny skies.

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On the day before Thanksgiving, Matt and I just wanted to share our appreciation for our readers. When this site started in 2015, it was little more than a hobby. But now, three years later, we’ve been made to feel like full-fledged members of the greater Houston community. This has been a wonderful ride to be a part of, and it all begins with the kind words and enthusiasm of our readers. Thank you!

Wednesday

It’s a chilly start to the day, with lows generally in the 40s across the metro area. With partly to mostly sunny skies, we’ll see highs push up to around 60 degrees. A low-pressure system in northern Mexico and South Texas will bring some rain chances (likely around 50 percent) into the forecast this afternoon, and evening, but the system looks to remain far enough offshore that most of the heavy precipitation should stay there. Coastal areas will see the best chance of rain, but even there we’ll probably measure accumulations in tenths of an inch.

Thanksgiving

Some rain chances may linger from midnight into the wee hours of Thanksgiving, but as the low moves east, any rainfall should go with it. This will leave us with what should be a really nice Thanksgiving day. I’m looking for highs in the low- to mid-60s, with partly to mostly sunny skies. Mother Nature will provide us with, dare I say, a cornucopia of good weather?

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