HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As more students head back to school Wednesday, another round of downpours could put a damper on those afternoon recess and afterschool activities.
We are starting the day mostly dry but isolated rain in our coastal counties will be a possibility. Widely scattered showers and storms will again develop in the afternoon and could slow down your evening commute. The threat of lightning could also change some after school plans too. These storms will linger through sunset tonight before conditions dry out overnight. High temperatures will peak in the mid-to-upper 90s with things cooling down into the upper 70s or low 80s where it rains.
How does the weather look for the rest of this week?
We’ll see more rounds of afternoon downpours through the weekend. It will be hot with highs near averages in the mid-90s, and every afternoon there’s a 40%-60% chance for showers and thunderstorms. These storms could impact afternoon recesses and afterschool activities. Rain chances will climb a little more on Friday as a tropical disturbance clips South Texas.
With this rainy pattern, how are we doing in terms of rainfall or drought conditions?
Drought conditions? None for us here in Southeast Texas! One thing to note about our daily downpours, though, is that they haven’t been equal in bringing rain to everyone. There are a few spots that are about 5 inches behind in rainfall that’s needed to saturate the soil, so if a hotter and drier pattern were to settle in over the next few weeks, then we might start to see more drought conditions locally. Also, we know the daily downpours have not reached everyone equally, so some lawns might be looking a little worse than others right now.
What’s happening in the tropics?
Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the deep tropics and is forecast to become the first major hurricane of the season in the Atlantic. We are also keeping an eye on a tropical wave that’s expected to cross the Yucatan and move into the Gulf this evening. Right now it has a low chance of development, but could increase our rain chances for the end of the week. 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.