Rain risks increase in Houston this weekend

This morning’s forecast:

Temperatures will be warm and humid this evening. We will start the day with temperatures generally between 20 and 25 degrees.

Tuesday’s forecast:

Temperatures in Southeast Texas will be in the 90s and 95s, but with the humidity it will be “105” in some spots. We are NOT under a heat advisory, however, please be careful and drink plenty of water. Showers and thunderstorms will likely follow the coast and stay south of I-10. We only put a 20% on showers and thunderstorms.

Rain tracking:

A cold front will move through the Lone Star State later this week, increasing the chance of rain starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday.

Although this is a cold front, consider that the temperature difference is small but noticeable: instead of being in the 90s, we will drop into the upper 80s to lower 90s.

By Friday, the risk of flooding will be low in the area. Allow extra time on the roads.

In the footsteps of the tropics:

There is no tropical activity in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic Ocean. Saharan dust has been very abundant across much of the tropical Atlantic, keeping things very quiet.

Another factor keeping the tropics calm is the presence of huge Saharan dust patches which help to smother any development of tropical waves at this point.

10 day forecast:

Rain chances will increase later this week as a front stalls to the north. Increased precipitation means below normal temperatures!