HOUSTON – It has been windy, like really windy for the past couple of days.
These winds are the result of an atmospheric squeeze play. Houston is caught between an area of high pressure to the east while a strong area of low pressure to the west are working together to create those strong southerly winds which continue to pump moisture into the area.
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This will continue for the next several days before it starts to settle down later this week.
In the meantime, we have rain chances to talk about starting on Sunday.
Sunday rain
Storms will probably ongoing to the west of Houston Sunday morning, particularly near Austin and I-35. I’m not too particularly worried that these storms will make it to Houston. Still, northern areas such as Brenham and Bryan-College Station may need to watch to see if any of these storms will impact you late tomorrow morning.
By noon, areas north and west of the Houston metro will still need to be watching for any of those earlier storms. Closer to Houston, we may start seeing a few showers and storms try to pop up around lunchtime Sunday.
By 5 p.m., computer models show several stronger storms trying to get going, especially to the north of Houston. This area to the north will also be where the best chance of seeing severe weather will be tomorrow.
Severe weather threat
While the entire area could have some severe weather risk Sunday, the most likely area to see a stronger storm will be to the north of Houston. Areas such as Conroe, Huntsville, Bryan-College Station, and points northward will need to be on-guard for the potential of stronger storms. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threat. The tornado threat appears to be low at this time, but it is definitely not zero for storms north of Houston.
Bottom line
So to go over what we are expecting. Some storms, capable of producing locally heavy rainfall, are possible Sunday afternoon.
In addition to the heavy rain, there is the potential for a few severe storms capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. There will also be a low tornado threat with any stronger storm that can get going. This potential looks greatest to the north of Houston at this time.