HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Moisture levels are set to rise in the days ahead, boosting rain chances for the thirsty land of Southeast Texas. This moisture is wrapping around a weak area of low pressure over the Gulf that looks to move inland near Houston on Monday. Persistent easterly winds around the low pressure zone this weekend are also increasing the risk for rip currents along the Gulf-facing beaches of the Texas coastline.
What’s in store for our weekend weather?
We’ve got a 10% chance of rain both days this weekend as that low pressure slowly pushes the Gulf moisture closer to Southeast Texas. Like what we observed on Friday, any shower that pops up could bring briefly heavy rainfall. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and hot with lows near 70 and highs near 90. Not exactly pumpkin patch weather!
How promising are the rain chances looking early next week?
For now we have rain chances at 30% Monday and 20% for Tuesday and Wednesday. If the low pressure tracks directly into Galveston, then rain chances will go higher into the 40-60% range, especially for Monday.
Are there any signs of cooler weather down the road?
Not for the next 10 days. In fact, October’s version of a heat ridge looks to build in after the Gulf moisture departs late next week. This will keep high temperatures persistently at or above 90 degrees until something changes in the upper-air pattern.
What is happening in the tropics?
We are monitoring tropical waves near Florida and over the far eastern Atlantic. The wave near Africa now has a medium chance of becoming the season’s next named storm over the next 7 days. For a thorough update and in-depth video on what’s happening in the tropics, head to our tropical update page.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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