HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sweater weather is on its way to Houston! Our first significant fall cold front arrives late Tuesday, bringing a chance of severe hailstorms during the evening commute and then chilly wind gusts through Wednesday.
What should we expect this this fall front on Tuesday?
After an overwhelmingly warm October, a true cold front arrives Tuesday evening to knock our temperatures down for the last few days of the month. This cold front will roll into Houston around the evening commute time, and that’s when a line of thunderstorms will begin erupting along the boundary. A couple of storms could be on the stronger side with small hail, heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning strikes. Winds will immediately start gusting in the 30-40 mph range after the front arrives and stay gusty through much of the evening. Temperatures will peak near 90 ahead of the front then drop into the 60s after sunset and toward the low 50s by sunrise Wednesday. High temperatures will only rebound into the mid 60s Wednesday afternoon as winds continue to gust over 40 mph. This could lead to some isolated power outages in neighborhoods prone to them on windy days.
What’s the coldest it will get behind the front, and how long with this cooler weather last?!
The coldest periods will be Thursday and Friday mornings with temperatures dropping into the upper 40s Thursday and the mid 40s on Friday. And while temperatures gradually warm up for the first weekend of November, they should stay far away from the 90s. Therefore, after this season-changing cold front arrives, we believe we’re done with 90 degree weather for the rest of 2025!
What’s the outlook for trick-or-treat time on Halloween?!
It looks nearly ideal at this time with temperatures falling from the 70s into the 60s during the evening under a mostly clear sky. Let’s hope this treat of a forecast continues to hold!
What is happening in the tropics?
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa will bring catastrophic winds, flooding, and mudslides to Jamaica as it makes landfall on Tuesday. 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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