HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Get ready for that humid Gulf air to make a big come back in the days ahead. Strong onshore winds will pump up the humidity, setting the stage for multiple rain chances next week.
The Gulf breeze is gently blowing this morning, which brings a slight increase in humidity through the weekend, but comes with some benefits as well. The breeze will help clean up the air and prevent widespread ozone pollution like that observed on Wednesday and Thursday.
You’ll also notice more cloud cover in the sky, but temperatures should still manage to top out around 90 degrees.
When does the moisture surge back in?
You’ll really feel the humidity going up by Sunday as that Gulf breeze gets even stronger. The rise in moisture levels will also bring small chances of rain into the forecast over the weekend. We have a 10% chance Saturday and 20% chance Sunday.
What’s the latest on rain chances next week?
Multiple jet stream disturbances will track overhead next week bringing more widespread rainfall to Southeast Texas. These disturbances are difficult to time out more than 24 hours in advance, so rain chances are still a bit uncertain. For now we have rain chances at 40% to 60% for most of the work week. Some of the storms could be strong-to-severe early in the week due to the unstable air, then we may see more of a street flooding risk materialize later in the week as the ground becomes saturated.
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