HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our weather feels more like May than March, and all that soupy air eventually turns into a high chance of showers and thunderstorms this weekend and during the middle of Spring Break.
Another cloudy, breezy day with temperatures warming into the low-to-mid 80s, challenging the record high of 84 degrees. Rain chances remain low for most of us Thursday and Friday until a storm front blows in this weekend.
Tell me more about those weekend rain chances.
A storm front blowing into Texas this weekend will eventually send a line of showers and thunderstorms into Southeast Texas on Saturday before stalling out on Sunday. This front should generate a fairly solid line of showers and thunderstorms that is expected to rumble through Southeast Texas sometime Saturday afternoon or evening. An ABC13 Weather Watch is up for the potential of severe storms to develop. Damaging winds, hail and a brief isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, so make sure you’re staying looped in on the forecast while we hammer out the details. The storms should outrun the front Saturday night, leaving the front stalled somewhere in Southeast Texas. Once the atmosphere warms up on Sunday, widely scattered showers will pop up. Right now we have your rain chance at 70% for Saturday and 60% for Sunday.
How much could we pick up this weekend?
At this time we expect most to pick up an inch or less, but locally higher amounts are possible with the potential for some street flooding where the heavier storms track. Street flooding is possible but does not look like a significant threat at this time.
When could it rain during Spring Break?
A more powerful storm system will plow through Texas late Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing another round of high rain chances. This weather system will pose a greater risk of severe weather, but details remain fuzzy at this time. After it clears out, we should have delightful weather for the remainder of Spring Break with lots of sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures more in line with March than May.
Are we expecting any more frosty mornings this winter season?
Not at this time. While we can’t 100% rule out another run at frosty weather later in March or even April, odds favor those who want to start tending to their garden beds. We might make it into the 40s behind the cold front arriving during Spring Break, but that shouldn’t pose a threat to tropical plants.
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