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Spotty showers in Houston Sunday

Rain chances dwindle into the early week before a cold arrives late week

Sunday’s Forecast:

Sunday morning starts off partly cloudy with shower and storm chances increasing throughout the afternoon and evening. Rain coverage will be isolated to spotty for SE Texas. However, some storms could still produce brief heavy downpours and lightning so if you hear thunder roar head indoors.

Showers Sunday afternoon pop along the coast
Spotty showers continue into Sunday evening.

Temperatures start off in the upper 70s with highs in the low 90s. Feels like temperatures will reach the low 100s.

Heating to the 90s Sunday

Tracking the tropics:

There is no tropical activity in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic Ocean. The only spot to watch is a cluster of storms off the coast of northern Florida. The threat of those storms becoming Debby are now down to nearly zero.

Tropical Outlook (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Another factor in keeping the tropics quiet is huge plums of Saharan dust that are helping to snuff out any development from tropical waves at this point.

Tropical Dust Forecast (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

10-day Forecast:

For those that don’t have power, it will be very uncomfortable until the power comes back on. Late week a cold front will drop temperatures slightly below average into the upper 80s.

Cooler late week with more rain and thunderstorm chances.

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