Tropical moisture brings downpours back this weekend

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Humid air is back, and it’s sticking around through the weekend!

The increase in humidity is just a start, as the increase in moisture will bring in better rain chances this weekend.

So what’s in store for us this weekend?

More opportunities for rain. Tropical moisture is blowing in on Saturday and increasing more on Sunday as a front approaches from the north. The higher moisture levels will boost the chances for heavy rainfall that could briefly flood streets. We currently have a 30% chance for a downpour Saturday, and that rain chance doubles up to 60% Sunday as the tropical moisture sits overhead and gets squeezed by a front pushing in from the north.

A front?! Will it bring us any cooler weather?

Maybe. We don’t want to get your hopes up too much, but our best read on the front right now is that it will bring a strong enough push of drier and slightly cooler air to possibly drops lows into the upper 60s and highs into the upper 80s for a day or two. The last time Houston’s official thermometer dropped into the upper 60s was at the end of May! Look for the front to blow in drier air as early as Monday.

What is happening in the tropics?

It’s suspiciously quiet for peak hurricane season, with no development expected in the Atlantic Basin over the next 7 days. 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.