HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We have a lot going on with the weather today — fog, rain, and up and down temperatures.
The main takeaway — take an umbrella, stay weather aware with the threat of thunderstorms today, and take a jacket with you to work even if it’s not currently chilly outside.
Showers and storms roll in for Tuesday as the next front moves into Southeast Texas.
Let’s start with the fog! We are seeing some spots where fog is dense so make sure you take it slow on the roads. We should see fog lifting in the mid morning hours.
Rain should become more widespread in the mid to late morning hours and we could continue to see scattered showers and storms into the afternoon. I’m not anticipating severe storms, but strong storms could pop up. We could be looking at a small hail threat. Also, we are watching for heavy rain and the potential for some storms to train… Isolated street flooding will be possible with the better chance for heavier rainfall totals north of I-10.
Temperatures… The same front that moved in yesterday has now lifted to the north as a warm front. It’s already creating quite the variance in temperatures in SE Texas. That same front is now expected to move south today and could bring in cooler temperatures for the afternoon for parts of the area. Some of us could hit high temps in the low 70s by mid to late morning and then could see temperatures drop into the 60s by the afternoon. Now this is not the big push of colder air we’ve been waiting on… that will come Wednesday afternoon/evening cooling us down Thursday!
I heard there are more cold fronts in the forecast?
Our front that moved through as a cool front Monday, lifted as a warm front overnight into Tuesday morning. That same front could drop back down as a cold front Tuesday cooling down parts of SE Texas Tuesday afternoon. It will lift again Tuesday night before getting a good push through the area Wednesday afternoon/evening. Then the next weather system and cold front is expected next weekend, but this time the front should move quicker though Houston. Showers and storms are possible Saturday evening followed by another cool down Sunday and Monday. And the active stretch could continue all the way through next week with another cold front possible next Tuesday.
How much rain are we expected this week?
Much of Southeast Texas could pick up around 1 to 3 inches of rain this week on average. Some locations could pick up more or less depending on where some of the heavier shows and storms develop. And we’ll take it as we haven’t recorded a drop of rain in the city of Houston since the start of the month.
What about freezing temperatures?
At this time there are no freezing temperatures in the forecast for Southeast Texas but that doesn’t mean we wont have some chilly mornings later this week thanks to some of those cold fronts. Thursday morning, you’ll need a coat and scarf once again with morning lows in the upper 30s or low 40s. And looking ahead, we could have a few more chilly mornings on Friday and President’s Day.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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