HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s about to get a lot warmer and windier in Southeast Texas. This is because of an upper-level storm system approaching Texas that will bring our rain chances up to 60% for Easter Sunday.
We’ll get a fair amount of sunshine under a partly cloudy sky, allowing Houston’s temperature to warm into the upper 80s Thursday afternoon.
Friday will bring similar weather, it will just be a touch warmer and windier with a high near 90 and a 10% chance of a passing shower.
What’s the forecast for Easter weekend?
The approaching upper-level Pacific storm will bring rain chances up for Easter, but Saturday still looks mostly dry. We expect lows in the low 70s and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s both days this weekend. It looks increasingly likely that this storm system will push a cool front into Southeast Texas on Easter Sunday. For that reason, we have increased our Easter Sunday rain chance to 60%. It’s still too soon to time out those rain chances because the front will be slowing down and stalling out somewhere near Houston. While we don’t expect a complete washout, if you have outdoor plans for something like an Easter egg hunt, it might be a good idea to have an indoor option just in case.
Are we in for more rain next week?
Yes! The storm system blowing by Easter Sunday will stall the front out in Southeast Texas and leave an active jet stream parked over our part of the state. We have multiple opportunities for rain with the highest odds coming around midweek.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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