HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A tropical low set to make landfall near the Texas-Mexico border Friday will bring us a decent chance for healthy downpours Friday and Saturday.
Friday will turn more active as a line of scattered thunderstorms will approach Houston by noon, bringing a quick-hitting round of heavy showers and thunderstorms in the early afternoon. The fast-moving nature of the rain should limit the potential for any street flooding issues. Temperatures will briefly make it into the mid 90s before cooling off into the 80s once the rain passes through. Things should quiet down Friday evening. Your chance of getting measurable rain is at 70%. Winds southwest of Houston in the counties around Matagorda Bay could gust over 30 mph, but this tropical low will bring more rain than wind.
When should we expect rain on Saturday?
Storms will fire up before sunrise west of Houston, and those storms could drop a quick 1-3″ of rain that might flood some low-lying roadways. We expect the storms will impact Houston closer to the noon hour and again quiet down in the evening.
Will there be more storms on Sunday?
There is a 30% chance of additional afternoon downpours on Sunday, but the tropical moisture should be gone.
What else is happening in the tropics?
Aside from the Gulf low, we are tracking Tropical Storm Erin. It continues churning through the central Atlantic and is predicted to become the first major hurricane of the season. 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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