HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hold on to your hats! We’ve got another windy day ahead Tuesday as our next cool front approaches. These winds will elevate the fire danger across the state and keep knocking more oak pollen into the air.
Otherwise, we remain in a fairly comfortable temperature range this week. High temperatures will warm toward 80 under a partly cloudy sky. The winds will pick up through the morning and peak in the afternoon with south winds sustained between 20-30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for most of Southeast Texas from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
It’s been pretty dry lately. When’s our next chance for rain?
We’ve got our eyes on another cold front moving through Southeast Texas on Wednesday morning. Rain chances are slim once again with this front only bringing a 20% chance for the morning hours. However, this front will drop temperatures for the first day of Spring on Thursday. Next best chance for rain after that is Sunday, when the odds increase to 40%.
So does that mean the risk for wildfires will continue?
Unfortunately, yes. And drought conditions could also get worse over the next two weeks with only a few small chances for rain over the next 10 days. While most of Southeast Texas is not under a burn ban at this tsime, outdoor burning is not advised on these windy days with low humidity.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.