HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Moisture levels have rapidly increased over the area so another round of scattered storms are possible Friday afternoon. Then a powerful storm system will move in Friday night with potentially severe thunderstorms developing on Saturday,
Tell us more about the ABC13 Weather Watch for Saturday. What should we expect with Saturday’s storm system?
We predict an organized complex of thunderstorms will develop over West Texas late Friday and reach us sometime early Saturday morning before sunrise. The initial round of storms could feature damaging wind gusts and a quick 1-3″ of heavy rain that leads to street flooding. We also cannot rule out isolated tornadoes. There will likely be rain continuing behind the main line of storms that continues all the way into the afternoon. The Saturday afternoon storms will be scattered but contain an additional threat for isolated tornadoes. Right now your chance of getting rain is 90%. This Pacific weather system blows in some slightly drier air for Sunday, but there’s no major cool down with this one.
When will we get a stronger cold front to make it finally feel like fall?!
Our confidence is growing that a stronger cool front will arrive Tuesday of next week and last through Halloween into the first weekend of November. This one will feel more like a “season changer” as it ushers in much colder air than we’ve experienced all fall. At this time we are looking at lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, which is more typical for the end of October and the first week of November. There is a chance lows could dip into the 40s on one or two mornings next week, with that most likely to occur on the morning of Halloween.
What’s the early outlook for trick-or-treat time on Halloween?!
It looks nearly ideal at this time with temperatures falling from the 70s into the 60s during the evening under a mostly clear sky. Let’s hope this treat of a forecast continues to hold!
What is happening in the tropics?
Tropical Storm Melissa continues to move slowly to the northwest through the Caribbean and most likely will bring impacts to Haiti and Jamaica in the next few days. We are also monitoring a developing Pacific disturbance near Mexico that could send moisture into Texas later this month. For a thorough update and in-depth video on what’s happening in the tropics, head to our tropical update page.
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