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.

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After a cool morning we’ll have a couple of warm days before Friday’s significant cold front barrels through Houston.

Today and Thursday

It’s going to be warm. After a dry, cool morning to start Wednesday off, with low temperatures in the 50s, southerly winds are going to bring humidity levels up for today and Thursday. Expect high temperatures to again reach into the low 80s, with the big difference being lows. Tonight they will likely fall into the mid-60s, and on Thursday night we’re probably stuck with a low of only about 70 degrees. Ewww.

Friday

But it’s not going to last. A cool front should push through Houston sometime during the morning or early afternoon hours—right now sometime just before noon seems most likely—and along with it we’re likely to see a decent amount of rainfall. The forecast models have become more bullish, so we could see some fairly heavy showers along with the front’s passage. I still think most of the area will receive less than an inch of rain, but some isolated areas could pick up a few quick inches of rain. It’s something we’ll be watching for as the higher resolution forecast models start picking up on this.

Conditions should dry out and cool down by Friday evening as the front blows through.

Saturday and Sunday

Look for a pair of gorgeous, sunny, fall-like days this weekend. Highs in 60s, lows on Saturday will be around 50 degrees, and will fall into the 40s for inland areas on Sunday. In fact, I would not rule out the upper 30s for northern Harris County, as well as Montgomery and Liberty counties.

Monday and beyond

Next week we’ll see a gradual warm up, with high temperatures likely getting into the mid- to upper-70s, before another front comes through. The timing is a bit uncertain, but it looks like the cooler weather should arrive a bit before Thanksgiving, potentially giving us highs in the 60s on the holiday. The front should bring another chance of rain on Wednesday or so.

Posted Wednesday at 6:20am CT by Eric

It is a clear, cool fall morning across the Houston region, and although we will see gradually warming temperatures toward the end of the work week, another cool front will arrive by next weekend to keep conditions fall-like.

Today

Skies cleared this morning for great conditions to view the Supermoon, which set at 6:39am this morning. It will still look great tonight. Meanwhile temperatures will rise into the upper 70s today under partly to mostly sunny skies. Lows tonight won’t be nearly so cold, likely only falling to around 60 degrees for most of the region.

Tuesday and Wednesday

The region will receive another shot of drier air on Tuesday, and this combined with full sunshine will allow temperatures to reach about 80 degrees. But because it shouldn’t be excessively humid, it will feel quite pleasant outside. Lows will range from the upper-50s to lower-60s.

Thursday

As high pressure builds over the Houston we’ll see the return of more humid conditions beginning later on Wednesday and into Thursday. Highs Thursday should be in the low-80s, and I wouldn’t expect lows to fall much below 70, if at all, on Thursday night and Friday morning. Under partly to mostly cloudy skies it will feel quite humid. But this return of wamrer weather will be short-lived.

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