HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While it might feel like we’re stepping back into summer Saturday and Sunday, it will feel about 50 degrees colder by Monday morning!
Both mornings this weekend will start off in the low 70s, and both afternoons temperatures will climb into the middle and upper 80s with heat indices over 90. Isolated showers are possible Saturday, and a few shower and thunderstorms are possible Sunday along and behind the cold front.
When is that strong cold front supposed to arrive?
It now looks like the cold front will enter Southeast Texas early Sunday afternoon and reach Houston around sunset, or sometime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
How cold will it get behind this front?
By Monday morning it will be in the 40s, and there are signs that if we get enough rain, it might stay in the 40s all day! And that’s with a north wind gusting up to 30 mph. Tuesday will only warm into the upper 50s, so you’ll want a warm jacket for the last two days of October. Once the clouds clear out by Wednesday, it will get even colder at night. Next Thursday, we could get our first morning this fall with widespread lows in the upper 30s!
What’s the outlook for trick-or-treat time next Tuesday?
Temperatures will slowly dropping through the 50s as the evening goes on if the clouds are still around. If the clouds clear by trick-or-treat time, it could quickly cool down into the 40s. We now believe any light rain showers that pop up on Halloween will be mostly confined to the morning hours, so it should be dry by evening!
What is happening in the tropics?
We are monitoring a system developing in the Pacific and another in the Caribbean. For our latest tropical update, head to our Tropical Update page.
