HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a chance of rain returning this holiday weekend, and along with it comes slightly lower high temperatures.
Temperatures overnight will again dip into the low 70s for most as the slightly drier air remains in place. As the day goes on, moisture levels will slowly rise, and during the afternoon there is a 20% chance you’ll get an isolated downpours popping up along the sea breeze front. Highs will still manage to climb above 100 in most Houston neighborhoods.
How high are our rain chances for Labor Day weekend?
Rain chances are 20% for Saturday, 30% for Sunday, and 40% for Labor Day. An upper-level low spinning overhead will work with some Gulf moisture to generate scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon hours, especially on Monday. Unfortunately, not everyone will get rain due to the scattered nature of the showers and storms.
How will this weekend’s rain impact the drought?
It really won’t have much of an impact at all. It will take at least 7″ of rain in one month to alleviate the drought, and it will take 13″ of rain in a month to completely wipe it out. While any downpour that pops up this weekend could drop a quick inch of rain, most that get rain will end up with less than half an inch.
Are we now done with the heat ridge as we head into September?
The heat ridge is expected to settle back overhead sometime in September, but it will be a weaker version of its former self. We will likely still have highs near 100 well into September, but we shouldn’t get anywhere near as hot as it got in August.
Are there any other tropical threats on the horizon for the Gulf of Mexico?
At this time there are no immediate threats to the Gulf of Mexico, but we are seeing some signs that a tropical system may try to spin up somewhere in the western Gulf between September 10th-15th. For a full overview of what’s happening in the tropics, head to our Tropical Update page.
