HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our mild fall weather continues Thursday, but a potent weather system arriving Saturday looks to bring the widespread rain we’ve needed to help turn this drought around. There is an ABC13 Weather Watch on Saturday for the possibility of street flooding and severe wind gusts when the storms blow in.
Temperatures Thursday morning will start off in the upper 50s and lower 60s, then moisture levels will quickly rise during the afternoon as the Gulf breeze returns to push highs into the upper 80s.
Tell us more about the ABC13 Weather Watch for Saturday. What should we expect with Saturday’s storm system?
We predict an organized complex of thunderstorms will develop over West Texas late Friday and reach us sometime Saturday morning, possibly before sunrise. The initial round of storms could feature damaging wind gusts and a quick 1-3″ of heavy rain that leads to street flooding. We also cannot rule out isolated tornadoes. There will likely be rain continuing behind the main line of storms that continues all the way into the afternoon. This will keep temperatures generally in the 70s all day long under an overcast sky. Right now your chance of getting rain is 90%. This Pacific weather system blows in some slightly drier air for Sunday, but there’s no major cool down with this one.
When will we get a stronger cold front to make it finally feel like fall?!
Our confidence is growing that a stronger cool front will arrive Tuesday night of next week and last through Halloween into the first weekend of November. This one will feel more like a “season changer” as it ushers in much colder air than we’ve experienced all fall. At this time we are looking at lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, which is more typical for the end of October and the first week of November. There is a chance lows could dip into the 40s on one or two mornings next week, with that most likely to occur on the morning of Halloween.
What’s the early outlook for trick-or-treat time on Halloween?!
It looks nearly ideal at this time with temperatures falling from the 70s into the 60s during the evening under a mostly clear sky. Let’s hope this treat of a forecast continues to hold!
What is happening in the tropics?
Tropical Storm Melissa continues to move slowly to the northwest through the Caribbean and most likely will bring impacts to Haiti and Jamaica in the next few days. We are also monitoring a developing Pacific disturbance near Mexico that could send moisture into Texas later this month. 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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