HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A front rolled in last night bringing in some pleasant weather for midweek, but a more significant weather system arriving Saturday looks to bring the widespread rain we’ve needed to help turn this drought around. We’ve also put out an ABC13 Weather Watch for the possibility of street flooding and severe wind gusts when the storms blow in.
We are starting off Wednesday cooler with lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the afternoon will only top out in the low to mid 80s under a partly cloudy skies. Moisture quickly rushes in by Thursday so enjoy the drier air while we have it.
There’s now an ABC13 Weather Watch for Saturday. What should we expect with Saturday’s storm system?
While things still change this many days out, we predict an organized complex of thunderstorms will develop over West Texas late Friday and reach us sometime Saturday morning. The initial round of storms could feature damaging wind gusts and a quick 1-3″ of heavy rain that leads to street flooding. We also cannot rule out isolated tornadoes. There will likely be rain continuing behind the main line of storms that continues all the way into the afternoon. This will keep temperatures generally in the 70s all day long under an overcast sky. Right now your chance of getting rain is 80%. This Pacific weather system blows in some slightly drier air for Sunday, but there’s no major cool down with this one.
When will we get a stronger cold front to make it finally feel like fall?!
Our confidence is growing that a stronger cool front will arrive on either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week and last through Halloween into the first weekend of November. There is a strong signal for what we would call a “season changer” of a cool front that will usher in much colder air than we’ve experienced all fall. At this time we are looking at lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, which is more typical for the end of October and the first week of November.
What is happening in the tropics?
Tropical Storm Melissa continues to move slowly to the north through the Caribbean and most likely will bring impacts to Haiti and Jamaica in the next few days. We are also monitoring a developing Pacific disturbance near Mexico that could send moisture into Texas later this month. For a thorough update and in-depth video on what’s happening in the tropics, head to our tropical update page.
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