In brief: Showers and storms will cross the Houston area through mid-afternoon, with some possibly on the stronger or even severe side. Hail and gusty winds are the main concerns. It will turn sharply cooler this evening with gradual clearing tomorrow.
Things are quiet around Houston this morning, with just a few showers and a couple rumbles of thunder up near Huntsville. Otherwise, we have just a broken line of showers and embedded thunder on a line between about College Station and Columbus to our west.
Over the next couple hours, this “line” will move eastward, probably arriving in the Houston area itself around 12 to 2 PM. As the storms come east, the storms will likely strengthen some. That’s when we will see some heavier downpours, a little more lightning, and perhaps some 40 mph wind gusts. One or two storms could become severe with large hail, more damaging-type winds (60 mph) or even a very isolated tornado (mainly east of Houston). Those severe storms look to be the exception rather than the rule this afternoon, but we’ll continue to monitor things. We are in a level 3 of 5 (enhanced) risk northeast of Houston today for severe weather.
In addition to keeping an eye to the sky, keep an eye on the thermometer, especially this evening. Temperatures will peak in the 80s early this afternoon before dropping back into the 60s this evening and 50s before midnight. Out will be the humidity, in will be the light jacket. There will also likely be periodic showers this evening, possibly even a rumble of thunder or two. Things gradually clear out Sunday.
Just keep an eye on the weather today, but aside from one or two isolated severe storms, we do not anticipate things getting out of control.
Thank you for the update. 😊
5-6 days of cool nights. In April. Be still, my beating heart!!
Ty Matt ⚘
Thanks, Matt. After the derecho and Beryl last year, my weather anxiety is ramped up. These posts (and the Tornado Watch alert that just came through) put me on edge. We’re moving to Washington County next month which will make me feel better. I know that area can still be prone to hail and tornadoes, but brand new construction vs our current 100 year old bungalow will make me feel better. The insurance company agrees as our premium will fall to less than a sixth of what we’re paying here in Harris County.
We’re moving to Pittsburgh next week and our new home insurance policy, including extra basement seepage coverage, is $1100 a year with a $1000 deductible. We laughed and laughed when we got the quote back.
Not a single drop of rain in northwest Houston. So glad our neighborhood cancelled our cornhole tournament benefitting the Constable program.
But you can still donate to the Constables, right?
It’s the same usual story over where I live. The atmospheric cap remains undefeated, not allowing more than a sprinkle.
Yessir the cap continues strong. There be no rain here. A little noise in the urban core is all. But appreciate the update today. Still watching MyRadar for red blobs for another hour or so then break out the sprinkler system. No rain for a week is ng in springtime.
Does that mean that a cap would prevent a tornado? (I don’t really understand what the cap is)
It’s raining! (A bit). Yes the cap does not allow storm clouds to do their thing. And no tornadoes for sure!
whew
Ok 😀
It’s getting noisy here in the CORE but MyRadar paints it yellow not red so no worries of a major cap bust out. The front is nearby as it’s getting cool out. So almost done.
Anyone know why the Cap has been unbeatable?
A good question. The WXs don’t seem to cover wind direction very well in their descriptions of coming weather. Credit goes to Joseph for elucidating on this topic several times. Big reason is the unusual topography here – with a high desert to our SW. I’ll let him be entertained to answer further should he like to do so.
Oh its cuttin up on Montrose! 😬🌧🌩
I don’t know how they tune these apps but WU and StormRadar tend to use more red. I know when the derecho hit last year MyRadar was showing plenty of red and was alarming away. But not now. Nothing but yellow. So I learned to calibrate my storm fear response using MyRadar. For whatever its worth to y’all.
Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever heard thunder like that! It was rolling like stereo sound! Thanks for the Saturday update Matt!
I think I could have pissed more than the rain we got here.
Oh well, time to water…….