HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Keep the umbrella handy this week! Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible every day, and rain chances really crank up by the end of the week as tropical moisture streams overhead.
Wednesday we’re starting off slightly cooler than Tuesday thanks to the thunderstorms last night. Temperatures today will start in the upper 60s or low 70s and climb into the mid-upper 80s today. A stationary front is overhead today after pushing into the region last night. This plus an increase in moisture form the gulf will lead to more showers and storms today. Scattered storms could begin to develop also early as mid-morning and will continue off and on throughout the day. And while we’re not expecting these to be as strong to severe as what we instead yesterday, but these storms could bring thunder, lightning and heavy rains that could briefly impact your outdoor pans today.
This rainy outlook continues into the weekend with the daily chance for scattered showers and storms each day through Sunday.
Are my weekend plans ruined?
Not necessarily. Some plans may be significantly altered by the scattered, heavy thunderstorms, but it won’t rain all day. Typically the highest rain chances for Houston when tropical moisture blows in occur between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then rain-cooled air stabilizes the atmosphere in the late afternoon and evening.
Is severe weather possible?
We don’t anticipate any severe weather this week, but there could some tropical funnels that occur in the morning over our coastal counties, and isolated pockets of street flooding are possible for brief stretches of time where the heaviest rains fall. Some storms could also produce gusty winds associated with the heavy downpours.
Now that it’s hurricane season, what are you tracking in the tropics?
There are two things we are tracking right now. The first is the tropical moisture over the Gulf that could bring us storms late in the week. The second is a large plume of Saharan dust currently stretching across the Atlantic from Africa to the Caribbean. For the latest on what’s happening in the tropics, head to our Tropical Update page for our daily tropical weather discussion and forecast.
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