HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s another gorgeous, sunny December day in Houston!
Temperatures will warm into the low 70s for afternoon highs under a perfectly sunny sky. The wind will turn to the north late in the day as a weak cool front blows in. This will only shave a few degrees off the lows and highs Thursday, which should be another sun-filled day. The Gulf breeze will return quickly behind this front, making for milder weather on Friday along with the return of dense fog.
Any other cold fronts on the way?
In fact, yes! Two more cold fronts will impact Southeast Texas over the next 10 days. A weak cool front will nose into Houston late Wednesday, but at this time we’re not expecting much of an impact from this front. Just expect similar temperatures between Wednesday and Thursday. It now looks like we’ll have to wait longer for the second cold front, which should blow in over the weekend, likely sometime on Saturday night. This stronger cold front with bitterly cold arctic air behind it will sweep across the eastern half of the country and brush by Southeast Texas, too. While the arctic air will likely miss Texas, there’s a low chance it could still get cold enough to bring freezing temperatures to our part of the state. That scenario is not currently reflected in our 10 day forecast, but there’s about a 30% chance we could get a light freeze. The cold air next week will also feature more clouds and a chance of rain.
When could we get our first freeze?
If we miss out on a freeze early next week, long range signals indicate we probably have to wait until late December for early January for a chance of freezing weather in Houston. On average, Houston historically gets its first freeze during the second week of December. This year it looks like we have to wait a bit longer.
When’s our next chance for rain?
After a dreary and damp end to last week, we’ve got a pattern flip on the way that will keep our forecast sunny and mild through mid-December. There’s a small, 20% chance for rain when a front arrives Friday into Saturday, but otherwise nothing more than that at this point.
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