Temperatures briefly reached the upper 60s this morning in parts of Houston, but what is more noticeable is the drier air. These pleasant conditions for June will continue for a few more days before more typical humidity returns to the area.

Thursday and Friday

Warm and sunny. With drier air and a northeasterly flow, we can expect highs in the low 90s, and overnight lows around 70 degrees. Again, the drier air should allow for more pleasant mornings and evenings. Contrast that to 16 years ago today, when Tropical Storm Allison returned to Houston on the night of the 8th and morning of the 8th, and deluged Houston.

Saturday and Sunday

We’ll remain mostly sunny, with highs around 90 degrees, but I expect humidity levels to begin rising again as winds shift out of the south. By Sunday this may allow for a few scattered showers to form during the afternoon hours, but for the most part we’re going to remain dry.

Monday

As an upper-level system moves into the area, we’re going to see some decent rain chances on Monday, but I’m not expecting anything extreme. Most likely a good chunk of the Houston area will see a few tenths of an inch of rain, while others see dark skies but no rain. More cloudy skies could limit highs to the upper 80s.

Tuesday and beyond

High pressure settles over the area, likely bringing high temperatures back into the lower 90s, and keeping lows warm in the mid-70s. This is what June in Houston often feels like in June, rather than the dry days we’re seeing now.

Posted at 7:30am CT on Thursday by Eric

Note: Sorry for the late post this morning but for personal reasons I had to stay up very late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Fortunately the region’s weather is most benign now, and will be for several days.

Wednesday through Friday

With high pressure and northeasterly winds, Houston will have a few pleasant days to end the week. Highs will be warm, around 90 degrees, but drier-than-normal air will allow for evening temperatures to cool off into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees, and the lower humidity levels will make for pleasant mornings and evenings. Skies will be sunny, with no chance of rain.

Saturday

Another nice day, but we’re going to see the return of southerly winds sometime on Friday night or Saturday, which will begin the process of raising humidity levels and, eventually, rain chances. The day should be mostly sunny with highs near 90 degrees.

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The end of what has been a wet week is near. The Houston region has generally received from 2 to 8 inches of rain during the last seven days. Although the rains did cause some isolated flooding and cancel some outdoor events, by and large they were beneficial—quelling what had been an emerging drought just as we’re entering the warmest months of the year. Here’s a look at accumulations during the last seven days.

Today

The radar is largely clear this morning, and skies are partly to mostly sunny across the region. While atmospheric moisture levels have come down, they’re still high enough that we should see some scattered showers and thunderstorms develop later today into this evening. Accumulations should be slight, except possibly for a few isolated locations. Highs in the upper 80s.

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