HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Gulf moisture is pushing back into Southeast Texas, and that will be enough to yield scattered showers both Friday and Saturday. Some of those showers will be briefly heavy, but there’s only a 30% chance you’ll get measurable rain. If you don’t get any rain by the time a Pacific cool front arrives Sunday morning, then you’ll have to wait a few more days for a chance of getting any free water from the sky.
You’ll notice a muggier feel to the air when you step outside Friday morning with temperatures closer to 70 degrees than 60 degrees. The showers will be primarily south of I-10 during the morning hours then lift north of I-10 through the afternoon. By the evening, the rain should be mostly gone with little to no impact to Friday night football games. High temperatures will only peak in the mid 80s in most spots. If you do get rain, you’re likely going to get less than 1/4″, but a few 1″ pockets cannot be ruled out.
Harris County, Matagorda County, and Washington County now join the growing list of burn bans in Southeast Texas, so we’ll take whatever rain we can get right now!
When could it rain on my weekend plans?
Saturday’s rain timing will be similar to Friday where the day begins with a few showers south of I-10 and near the coast. Rain chances for Houston won’t peak until the afternoon hours when scattered showers push through. It now appears that we’ll be rain-free in the evening as the moisture moves away well before the front arrives Sunday morning. That means Sunday should be completely dry with lots of sunshine and lower humidity Sunday afternoon.
How much will this front cool us down?
Not a lot. This fast-moving Pacific front will bring more of a humidity drop rather than cooler air. The dry air flowing in behind the front will actually cook up Sunday’s high close to 90 before we get a crisp Monday morning with lows near 60 in Houston. By Tuesday, all that dry air is gone and we’re back to having a low near 70 and a high near 90.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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