HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We will kick off the new work and school week with some serious heat as highs top out around 100 in Houston, but there’s also a 40% chance you’ll get a cooling downpour.
Temperatures Monday morning will start off in the seasonal 70s, then hit the low 90s by noon. By around 3 p.m. scattered showers and thunderstorms should begin popping in and around Houston, and these will help temperatures back off from the triple digits. Because these storms will form during the peak heat of the day, they could pack a punch with wind gusts over 50 mph, pea size hail, frequent lightning, and a quick 1-2″ of rain that could briefly flood streets and low-lying spots.
When will higher rain chances return?
While rain chances start the work week at 40% for Monday and Tuesday, the chances climb even higher Thursday and Friday as a weak summer front rolls down to the I-10 corridor. This front doesn’t really cool us off much, but high temperatures are expected to drop into the low 90s for Friday and Saturday.
What is happening in the tropics?
Erin continues churning through the Atlantic as a major hurricane and will bring big swells and rip currents to the East Coast this week. We are now tracking the next tropical wave that recently departed Africa, but its future impacts to land, if any, remain uncertain at this time. 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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