Drying and warming up to end the week in Houston!

This afternoon’s forecast:

It’s another hot and humid afternoon! Temperatures are in the 90s, but feel like triple digits with high humidity. We tracked scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly west of I-45. These storms can bring heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Remember, when thunder rolls, go inside!

Tonight’s forecast:

Tonight will be nice! We will have partly cloudy skies with overnight lows in the mid 70s.

Thursday’s forecast:

Thursday we begin our transition to warm and dry conditions. We will have sunny skies with highs in the mid 90s. There is a chance of a thunderstorm or two along the coast, but most will remain dry.

Hot, dry and humid Father’s Day weekend:

Our forecast keeps us dry and warm Friday and Saturday. The chance of rain increases on Sunday after 1 p.m.

In search of the tropics:

We are observing two tropical disturbances that each have a low chance of developing. The National Hurricane Center described storms in the eastern Gulf with a 20% chance of becoming our first named storm as it moves northeast, away from the United States toward the western basin of Atlantic.

The same area of ​​tropical moisture in the southwest Gulf will send a second wave of storms into the western Gulf of Mexico. Begining of the next week. We could see rain in Southeast Texas as early as Sunday evening. The problem with these storms is their lack of organization. If the trend toward a large area of ​​disorganized low pressure continues, Southeast Texas could experience heavy rain through Wednesday. Rainfall totals in this scenario could reach 6″. It’s a good reminder that you don’t need a named storm for it to flood. This result is far from being determined.

10-day forecast:

Lots of events on this 10-day forecast. Flag Day is incredibly hot. Most of Father’s Day looks dry, but our first round of rain could arrive overnight. June 16 could be stormy with the first day of summer on Thursday.