HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our weather pattern is basically on repeat for most of this week, but there is something different happening Tuesday morning.
A cloudy weather disturbance moving in will prevent temperatures from getting as low as the last few days when temperatures in Southeast Texas bottomed out in the upper 50s and low 60s. With the clouds sticking around through sunrise, temperatures will instead dip into the upper 60s and low 70s. The clouds could make for a beautiful sunrise, so send us some photos if you see something pretty in the sky!
Unhealthy levels of ozone pollution could pop up in the afternoon sunshine. Ozone is a lung irritant that can cause a dry cough and asthma attacks in sensitive individuals.
When does the humid air return?
We’ll get a little bump in the humidity by Friday, which will bring a 10-20% chance of passing showers primarily south of I-10. Otherwise, we probably won’t have a chance of getting any tropical moisture until after the weekend. For now we have rain chances most days next week at just 20%, but those odds could increase if our confidence grows that we will in fact get a surge of tropical moisture.
Are we slipping back into drought?
Well, that is the one downside to all this low humidity and below normal rain totals since September 1. Our rain chances are near zero percent for the next 1-2 weeks, and the warm, dry air will keep drying out the ground. Unusually dry conditions now cover most of Southeast Texas, and soon moderate drought could return in the absence of any rain. There is also an increased risk for wildfires to spread if any ignite in these dry conditions.
What is happening in the tropics?
Hurricane Humberto is now influencing the path of Imelda as the two spin off the East Coast less than 600 miles apart. 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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