HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Grab your jackets and your umbrellas! A rainy cold front is blowing back through Houston, dropping temps from the 70s to the 50s as it pushes toward the Gulf Coast.
Rain totals will generally average less than a quarter of an inch with this round of rain. The rain should be gone for the evening commute, and the sun may even try to make a brief appearance before it goes down for the night.
Temperatures in most of Southeast Texas will cool off into the upper 30s and low 40s by sunrise, but the freeze line could get really close to our northernmost communities from College Station to Huntsville to Livingston.
What can we expect for Valentine’s Day?
It will be a seasonably chilly day with a low in the 40s and a high in the 60s. There’s only a 20% chance for a shower, so those outdoor picnics will likely be rain-free!
How is the weekend shaping up?
Another cold front is expected to blow in Saturday night with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will warm to near 80 Saturday afternoon before the front arrives in the evening. Sunday will be sunny but chilly with a low in the 30s and a high in the 50s. The freeze line could make it into our northern counties, and when you factor in the wind, it will feel like it’s in the 20s around sunrise!
Could temperatures get back to freezing in Houston?
That’s not currently in our 10 day forecast, but it will be a close call on the morning of Presidents Day. We are currently predicting the temperatures to drop to 35 on Monday morning, so you might consider protecting cold sensitive plants over the weekend.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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