HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While a stray shower or two cant be ruled out Sunday, a hotter and drier pattern begins to settle in across the region Sunday.
It’s a humid start to your Sunday with a few clouds, though we’ll still see plenty of sunshine around throughout the day. That’s going to allow for temperatures to climb into the upper 90s with a heat index value making it feel like 100 to 105 degrees in the afternoon. And while generally today we are dry, we’re not ruling out a stray shower or storm.
Tell me about next week’s heat. Is it really going to be that hot?
Well, this next week will likely be the hottest week we’ve seen so far this summer. And Wednesday’s forecast high temperature of 100 degrees will be one degree away from tying the daily record high temperature too. Beginning today we’ll consistently see a stretch of hotter, sunnier and drier days. High will be in the upper 90s or even topping 100 degrees in the afternoon Sunday through Thursday of next week. Heat index values in the afternoon will range between 100 to 110 in the afternoon each day. Wednesday could be the hottest, which could even prompt our first Heat Advisory of summer to be issued. This heat arrives thanks to the combination of a big heat, dome, ridge and surface high pressure over the gulf.
And what about those late week rain chances?
Rain chances slowly climb at the end of next week. This is as the heat dome moves on, and we see the return of onshore flow from the gulf. All the while, there’s the chance higher levels of moisture swirl over the gulf next week too, which could increase the chance for heavy showers and storms to develop over the gulf.
What’s happening in the tropics?
Pretty quiet in the tropics for now. For a thorough update and in-depth video on what’s happening in the tropics, head to our tropical update page.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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