HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re tracking a weak front that will push into Southeast Texas Friday morning. A disturbance tracking over the front will trigger widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms, mostly north of Houston.
The front is expected to push some slightly cooler and drier air into Houston during the day, which will keep highs in the upper 70s instead of the mid 80s. The front may not make into our coastal counties, and south of where it stalls it will be another warm, muggy afternoon spent in the 80s.
Oak pollen levels remain at extreme levels and will likely climb in the days ahead as the wind speeds pick up and rattle more pollen off the trees.
When can we get some rain to help wash away the pollen?
Houston only has a 20% chance of rain Friday and Sunday when our next two cool fronts arrive. If you do manage to get any rain, it’ll likely be less than a tenth of an inch. We’ll have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day (next Friday) to get a higher chance for more widespread heavy thunderstorms.
How is the weekend looking?
Warm temperatures will return Saturday afternoon as the weak front arriving Friday surges back north as a warm front. Highs will leap back into the mid 80s, but Sunday is looking even warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Another front arriving late Sunday will usher in lower humidity for the evening and cooler temperatures for Monday.
How cool will it get for Spring Break behind Sunday’s cool front?
Monday morning we’ll wake up to temperatures in the 50s and enjoy highs in the low 70s. The coldest morning will come Tuesday with lows in the upper 40s. Highs will again warm into the low 70s. Wednesday brings more delightful temperatures with lows in the 50s and highs in the upper 70s. It will likely warm back up above 80 late in the week ahead of another cool front that could come with higher rain chances on St. Patrick’s Day.
