Houston will have three more or less pleasant fall-like days through Sunday, but faces the threat of potentially very severe weather on Monday afternoon through Thursday morning.
TODAY
It’s a chilly start today with most of Houston in the 50s, and under partly to mostly cloudy skies we’re unlikely warm much above the mid-60s. Some sprinkles crossing the northern part of the region this morning will clear out by this afternoon. We’ll have another cool night tonight.
From now on, for the convenience of mobile users, I’m going to begin each post with a brief summary: Houston will have several pleasant fall days before a slight chance of rain returns on Sunday. Strong storms are possible on Monday and Tuesday ahead of significant front.
TODAY-SATURDAY
After 0.1 to 0.5 inches of rain fell across most of the Houston area on Wednesday night showers are moving out of the area, and being replaced by much drier air. Highs climbed into the mid-80s for much of Houston on Wednesday, and temperatures for now through Saturday will feel much cooler, in the upper 60s to about 70 degrees. Nighttime temperatures will also feel great, in the low 50s. Expect partly sunny days.
Saturday should be the nicest weekend day in several weeks.
What a contrast in conditions this morning across Houston compared to the last couple of days, with temperatures generally in the low- to mid-70s out there. It’s September-like.
TODAY
It also won’t last. A cold front remains on track to cross through the region, likely between about 9 p.m. and early Thursday morning. There’s a chance of rain with the front but I think we’re looking at a tenth of an inch or two, at most. As a result I expect to see scattered light rain this afternoon, with short-duration showers of moderate intensity between 6 p.m. and midnight.
Highs today, before the front, will be in the low 80s. It’ll definitely be a muggy day.
Good morning and welcome to my look at the week ahead.
TODAY
Moist air has begun returning from the Gulf of Mexico, in fact the relative humidity at Bush Intercontinental Airport was 100 percent this morning at 6 a.m. We’ll nonetheless have a pleasant enough day, with highs in the upper 70s and mostly sunny skies.
WEDNESDAY
We’ll see very warm conditions for mid-November on Wednesday, with high temperatures likely rising into the low 80s across most of the area and ample humidity. During the afternoon and evening hours we’ll also see scattered rain chances as a front approaches Houston, and crosses through sometime on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. I can’t see most areas getting more than a few tenths of an inch of rain, if that.