Overall, the forecast remains pretty much the same. We’re watching for the possibility of storms on Friday night with the passage of a pretty robust cold front, and then looking for several days of really pleasant spring-time weather.

Thursday

The story for today will be winds. Onshore breezes will ramp up to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon, with higher gusts, in response to a large low pressure system in the Midwestern United States. Along with these winds, Houston should see a partly to mostly sunny day, with high temperatures around 80 degrees. A warm night, with lows only falling to around 70 degrees, will follow.

Friday through Saturday morning

Scattered showers, and a few thunderstorms, will be possible during the daytime on Friday as a cold front moves into Texas, but a capping inversion probably will keep most activity north of the Houston metro area. Most likely, we will have to wait until around sunset, or perhaps the overnight hours, for rain chances to really rise as the front moves through Houston.

Forecast models indicate a relatively quickly moving line of storms is likely to form along the front, although it’s not clear how intense these storms will be as the slide down toward Houston and the coast. Most areas probably will see less than 1 inch of rain as the front rolls through, and if this line of storms is broken, parts of Houston may not see much rainfall at all. The front will push off the coast by around 7am on Saturday, ending the chances of any storms, although some light rain may linger for a few hours.

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It’s chilly across Houston this morning, with lows ranging from about the lower 40s up north in Conroe to the mid-50s near the coast. After this morning, we’ll enter a warming trend with rising moisture levels that will set the stage for thunderstorms and potentially some severe weather later on Friday and Saturday morning.

Wednesday

Highs today will rise into the upper 70s, with sunny skies. This will be another gorgeous spring day for Houston; but with light, southerly winds resuming this morning, overnight temperatures will probably be a good 10 to 15 degrees warmer tonight than they were Tuesday night.

Thursday

Another mostly sunny day, but we’re definitely going to feel the onshore flow resume in earnest, with gusty southerly winds, and this will help to ramp up humidity levels. Highs will probably level off at about 80 degrees, and with clouds building Thursday evening we can expect a warm, almost summer-like night with overnight lows only falling into the lower 70s for most of Houston.

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When the clock struck 2:10pm on Monday, Houston’s temperature rose from 59 to 61 degrees at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Thus ended a streak of 51 hours of temperatures below 60 degrees, which Matt notes is the region’s longest streak of sub-60 degree weather in April since Houston went 61 straight hours from April 6-9, 2007. But fear not, lovers of cool weather, as the temperature remained in the low 60s for only about 12 hours, before falling back into the 50s this morning as another weak cool front moved into the region.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Prepare yourself for a couple of days of exceptional weather. With modest northerly winds, and clearing skies, highs Tuesday should climb into the mid-70s, and on Wednesday into the upper-70s. Lows Tuesday night will generally be in the 50s, and several degrees warmer on Wednesday night as the onshore flow resumes. Enjoy!

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Well, that was certainly a chilly weekend for April, with cold, gray conditions for most of Saturday and Sunday—but at least the rain ended early on Saturday for most. It appears as though next weekend will be cooler as well, but we should have lots of sunshine instead of mostly sunny skies.

Monday

Like on Sunday, we won’t see much in the way of sunshine today, and there’s enough moisture in the atmosphere for some drizzle and perhaps even light rain. Highs today will be around 70 degrees. A fairly weak cold front will slide through Houston this evening, but I think at most we can probably only expect some light rain with this passage—nothing at all severe. Any rain should end during the overnight hours, and with clearing skies, low temperatures should fall into the 50s for most of the region.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Monday evening’s front, and another push of cooler air on Tuesday, should bring the region some great mid-week weather. I’m looking for two sunny days, with highs in the upper 70s, and overnight lows in the 50s and low 60s. These days should also produce some great sunsets.

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