HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A real fall front is on the way to Houston, but before it arrives we’ve got several opportunities for showers and thunderstorms in the days ahead.
Deeper moisture will flow in from the Gulf of Mexico starting Tuesday morning, which could lead to scattered downpours for morning commuters in our coastal counties. That rain will generally stay south of I-10 through the morning, then push farther inland for the afternoon and evening. Overall we’ll be looking at a 60% chance of rain for Houston and a 70% chance for our coastline. Highs will easily climb into the 90s north of I-10, but south of I-10 several communities may not climb out of the 80s due to the early onset of rain.
Rain chances increase even more Wednesday and stay high Thursday as the front moves through. A reinforcing front moves in Saturday bringing in cooler and drier air for a real fall-feel this weekend.
When will the front arrive this week?
The front is expected to move in Thursday. Ahead of the front there’s the chance for showers and storms Wednesday and then we’ll continue to see rain heading into Thursday as the front moves south. Scattered rain showers will be possible again Friday behind the front until a reinforcing front brings in drier and cooler air in for the weekend.
And this is a cold front, right? So how cool will it get behind the front?
The cooler air moves in during the weekend which should result in lows in the upper 50s/low 60s and highs in the upper 70s/low 80s.
What are we expecting for the weekend?
It should be delightful! There will still be plenty of high clouds around on Saturday, which when combined with a cool north wind at 20 mph should keep highs in the 70s. With the sky mostly clearing out Saturday night, temperatures will dip into the upper 50s and low 60s across Southeast Texas Sunday morning. Then even with an abundance of sunshine, highs will only warm into the upper 70s Sunday afternoon.
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