Good morning. Houston’s chilly and grey climate will proceed for a number of extra days. For essentially the most half the chilly and moist circumstances might be largely a nuisance, however we do have some issues in regards to the potential for icing in far north and west components of the Houston metro space. Some sunshine will lastly return to the area on Friday, with largely clear skies prevailing by way of the weekend. Soak it up!
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Tuesday
Coastal areas are seeing some patchy sea fog this morning, and this may occasionally persist over the seas till mid-morning. Lows have dropped into the higher 30s in Houston, and we’re solely going to heat into the mid-40s right now beneath cloudy skies. North winds, gusting to fifteen or 20 mph, is not going to assist it really feel any hotter. Mild, scattered showers might be doable right now and tonight, however any accumulations might be slight. Lows in a single day will drop into the mid- to upper-30s within the Houston metro space.
As you drive west and north of Houston, significantly previous Katy, Waller, and Huntsville, icing could begin to grow to be a priority on elevated roads and bridges tonight. These issues will grow to be extra acute to the west of Columbus and northwest of Faculty Station the place circumstances might be colder. A serious winter icing occasion is presently unfolding in Central Texas, significantly alongside the I-35 hall in locations resembling Austin and the Dallas-Fort Price space. These circumstances could persist by way of Wednesday evening for Central Texas, and journey needs to be prevented if in any respect doable.
Wednesday
Highs on Wednesday could solely attain about 40 levels in Houston, with continued grey skies. Showers will begin to grow to be extra quite a few on Wednesday afternoon and in a single day within the Houston area, however once more I’m not anticipating an excessive amount of in the way in which of heavy rainfall. That is good as a result of our soils are already fairly moist, and chilly grounds don’t soak up a lot moisture. Any rain that falls will run off, and some low-lying streets could flood, however I don’t anticipate critical disruptions from these mid-week showers. Lows on Wednesday evening may very well be just a few levels hotter than Wednesday evening, within the low 40s.
Thursday
Count on extra grey skies and rain possibilities, however these ought to finish later within the day as a chilly entrance strikes into the world and drives low stress away. General accumulations for precipitation this week probably might be on the order of 0.25 to 1 inch, with a slight threat of 1 to 2 inches for areas north of Interstate 10. Highs Thursday might be someplace within the mid-40s, with lows dropping to round 40 levels Thursday evening.
Friday
Some sunshine, lastly. Skies ought to filter out on Friday morning, serving to to push highs within the mid-50s. Lows Friday evening will drop into the higher 30s in Houston, with just a few inland areas presumably seeing a lightweight freeze.
Saturday and Sunday
Each days ought to see partly to largely sunny circumstances, with highs Saturday of round 60 levels, and maybe the higher 60s on Sunday because the onshore circulation will get going.
Subsequent week
It seems like a warming development will proceed into about Tuesday, when some rain showers might be doable forward of the subsequent entrance. At this level, these rains look largely gentle. We’ll simply have to attend and see.
