As Matt so precisely wrote on Friday, a “second summer season” has descended upon Houston. It would attain its peak this week, and circumstances can be fairly brutal for late September, with excessive temperatures nearing or presumably surpassing 100 levels. The excellent news is that we do see a light-weight on the finish of the tunnel, with the potential for an honest chilly entrance pushing into Houston subsequent week. This isn’t one thing we are able to assure but, however I’d say that for those who can maintain on for about yet one more week of Houston summer season, we in all probability ought to begin to transition into extra fall-like climate quickly.
However yeah, this week goes to be brutal.
Monday
Immediately will deliver extra climate like we skilled on Sunday, with largely sunny skies and highs within the mid-90s for a lot of the area. We are going to once more see the potential for some remoted to broadly scattered showers, with possibilities solely within the 20 % vary for coastal areas, and maybe 10 % for inland areas. Winds can be mild, out of the east at 5 to 10 mph. Lows tonight drop into the mid-70s.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
The center of this week can be scorching, scorching, scorching. Excessive stress will dominate our climate, and that is going to drive temperatures into the higher 90s and presumably 100 levels for areas effectively inland. Thursday seems like the most well liked day of the week. There is no such thing as a method to sugarcoat what will be anomalously heat, doubtlessly file warmth for late September. Rain possibilities can be close to zero after Monday.
Saturday and Sunday
Excessive stress begins to again off some this weekend, however I believe we’ll nonetheless be solidly within the mid-90s when it comes to temperatures, with largely sunny skies. Rain possibilities stay pretty low, however it’s tough to rule out precipitation this far out.
Subsequent week
A lot, however not all, of the mannequin steerage exhibits a fairly first rate chilly entrance arriving in Houston subsequent Monday or Tuesday. That is far sufficient away that we can not totally purchase into it but, however at this level I believe the probabilities are higher than 50-50. This entrance has the potential to drop highs into the 80s, and lows into the 60s, and might be robust sufficient that I’d classify it has Houston’s first “actual” entrance of the season. We should always have a extra definitive reply on the entrance in a few days, and clearly we’re watching it carefully.
Tropics
Hurricane Fiona, with sustained wind speeds of 90 mph, ravaged the island of Puerto Rico this weekend, knocking out energy to all the island and dropping 1 to 2 ft of rain. The US territory will want our assist in the weeks forward. The storm is starting to show northwest, affecting the Dominican Republic, and can ultimately flip northward and threaten Bermuda.
Past Fiona there’s not a lot to write down residence about. We’re getting near the tip of the Texas hurricane season, however I’m not fairly able to declare it over but. However quickly, in all probability. Test again Thursday.
