HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a cold and wet Monday, we are expecting the rain clouds to clear out overnight making way for even colder weather Tuesday morning. And while we do get the sunshine back Tuesday, it won’t stick around for long as the next rainy weather system blows in Wednesday through Friday.
Temperatures this morning will begin in the mid-to-upper 30s across most of Southeast Texas, and with the breeze it will feel about 5-10 degrees colder than the thermometer reads around sunrise. Patchy frost is even possible north of Houston where the wind settles down enough for frost to form. We should get a healthy dose of sunshine Tuesday afternoon to warm temperatures back into the low-to-mid 50s, but that’s still about 15 degrees cooler than normal.
How long will the cold air stick around?
We are in for another round of cold temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s Wednesday morning, then a warm front will push temperatures back into the mid 60s Wednesday. This little warm up will be short-lived as the next rainmaker rolls in Wednesday night and a cold front arrives on Thursday. That will make for two more days of cloudy, chilly, and wet weather to round out the work week.
When else could it rain this week?
Another rainmaker looks to blow in Wednesday afternoon and depart on Friday. For now we have a 30% chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, climbing to 60-70% Wednesday night and Thursday, then dropping to a 40% chance of showers on Friday. And while this might seem like a lot of rain over the next few days, we’re only expected around an inch or two to fall across the region by Friday. The exception is along the coast where we could see a few heavier thunderstorms Wednesday night into Thursday.
When could we get our first freeze?
We have no freezing weather in forecast over the next 10 days, and long range signals indicate we probably have to wait until mid December at the earliest for a chance of freezing weather in Houston. On average, Houston historically gets its first freeze during the second week of December.
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