Good morning. Earlier than we get into the forecast this morning—lengthy story brief, we will anticipate three days of heat situations earlier than a stronger entrance strikes by on Thursday night—I wished to the touch on a few points which might be taking part in out within the background of Houston’s climate.
Monday’s mud
Monday was a bizarre day in Houston. A chilly entrance moved into the area and stalled simply south of the Freeway 59-Interstate 69 hall. Areas behind this entrance noticed a fairly dramatic surge of drier air. By round 4 pm CT the relative humidity at Bush Intercontinental Airport, for instance, had fallen to fifteen %, which is basically low for late February. (Simply as crazily, eight hours later, it was again to one hundred pc because the entrance lifted north). A number of mud rode into our area together with the entrance, creating air high quality points and haze. This mud was transported from West Texas, the place there are drought-like situations, and critical wind storms of late which might be kicking up quite a lot of mud. You have been respiration the desert on Monday, Houston.
For these of us who reside nearer to the coast, we skilled nothing of this on Monday. The entrance by no means made it. Circumstances remained humid, and skies largely sunny. We missed out completely on the West Texas mud present. However by no means concern! With Thursday’s entrance your complete space might expertise this mud once more, as winds blow from the west-northwest. We’ll see.
Allergy symptoms
Tree pollen season is worsening. Monday’s tree pollen rely within the metropolis of Houston was above 2,000 for the primary time this 12 months, and any time there’s wind you possibly can see pollen flitting out of timber and inflicting you to sneeze. For individuals delicate to pollen, this season is fairly obnoxious. Sadly it is going to in all probability be with us for the subsequent three to 5 weeks.
Tuesday
It’s a story of two cities this morning. Some far inland areas are nonetheless on the cool and dry aspect of the entrance. I’m you, Conroe, with lows within the 50s. The entrance ought to carry additional north right this moment, completely out of southeast Texas. A lot of the area, nonetheless, is already again within the higher 60s or decrease 70s with loads of humidity. On high of all this, coastal areas are seeing an honest quantity of fog this morning. Our largely cloudy skies will give option to partly to largely sunny skies later this afternoon, and excessive temperatures ought to rise into the low- to mid-80s for a lot of the area.
When you’re heading out to opening night time of the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo, temperatures this night can be within the higher 70s, with mild winds, and more and more cloudy skies. There actually aren’t any considerations as delicate climate will proceed in a single day, with low temperatures dropping to about 70 levels in Houston.
Wednesday
Patchy fog can be attainable once more Wednesday, after we ought to expertise one other heat day with highs within the low- to mid-80s. There may be a couple of 20 % likelihood of sunshine rain. Winds can be extra pronounced on Wednesday, maybe gusting to twenty mph. Count on one other heat night time.
Thursday
We’ve got a lot of questions on Thursday’s climate, significantly throughout the afternoon and night hours when a strong-ish chilly entrance approaches the realm. There can be loads of moisture to work with, along with components favorable for extreme climate equivalent to thunderstorms and attainable hail or a twister. Nonetheless, there can even be a fairly wholesome capping inversion in place over the realm. For a time this will likely suppress storm exercise, however the interval from sundown to round midnight will see the potential for storms as this cover weakens. For now there are quite a lot of “maybes” on this forecast, however we must be higher capable of pin down the forecast for Thursday night in tomorrow’s submit. For positive situations can be windy throughout the night hours because the entrance approaches and passes, with gusts probably above 30 mph.
Friday
This can be a sunny, breezy, and cooler day with highs within the mid- to upper-60s. Lows on Friday night time ought to drop into the mid- to upper-40s throughout a lot of Houston.
Saturday and Sunday
The weekend seems to be high-quality, and sunny, with highs probably within the mid-70s on each days. Pollen considerations apart, plan your outside actions with confidence.
Subsequent week
Most of subsequent week ought to see warmish climate, with highs in all probability within the 80s earlier than some kind of entrance arrives on Thursday or Friday. As at all times, we’ll have to go away the main points to a future forecast.
