HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Sunday looks to bring a repeat of the lovely weather we enjoyed on Saturday. There’s now another fall front in the forecast, but we’ll have to sweat through some near record heat before it gets here.
Our southeasterly breeze from the gulf is coming back, which will push moisture levels up slightly in the afternoon as high temperatures peak in the upper 80s and low 90s across Southeast Texas. There is also the possibility for unhealthy levels of ozone pollution in the late afternoon and early evening. And with this warm, dry weather, be aware that there is an increased fire danger risk if one were to spark and spread
When is the next front supposed to arrive?
It now looks like we stand a decent chance to get another fall front next weekend on or around Sunday, October 19th. It’s still too far away to get overly confident in the details at this time, but it looks to be more than just a humidity drop like this last one.
Will that front bring us any rain?
Possibly, but it won’t be enough to turn the building drought around. This looks to be a Pacific cool front, which typically brings a thin band of showers and thunderstorms. Right now we have rain chances at 30% next Sunday, but there is room for those chances to go higher.
What else should I know for the week ahead?
We’ll continue to have lovely mornings in the 60s around sunrise, but it will cook into the low 90s during the afternoon, challenging record highs. Ozone pollution could also be a problem on most afternoons. There is also an upper air disturbance coming in Thursday and Friday that could spark a few showers, but it looks to be moisture-starved at this time, hence rain chances at 20% or less for now.
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