Houston’s rain chances ramp up late week

Starting off warm and humid

Rain chances increase by the end of the week. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tonight’s Forecast:

Temperatures tonight will be warm and muggy. Most of the night will be in the 80s, but overnight lows will drop to the mid-70s.

Tuesday’s Forecast:

Temperatures across SE Texas will hit the low to mid 90s, but with the humidity, it will “feel like” 105 in some spots . We are NOT under a heat advisory, however, please still be safe and drink plenty of water. Showers and storms will likely hug the coast and stay south of I-10. We only put 20% for showers and storms.

Highs Tuesday will be in the mid-90s. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tracking Rain:

Late in the week, a cold front will push through the Lone Star state, increasing rain chances starting Thursday and continuing into Saturday.

Rain chances ramp up late week. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Although it is a cold front, consider the temperature difference minimal but noticeable- instead of being in the 90s, we’ll drop to the upper 80s. to low 90s.

An increase in shower and storm chances Thursday into the weekend.

By Friday we will have a low flood risk through the area. Plan for extra time on the roads.

There is a low flood threat Friday. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Tracking the tropics:

There is no tropical activity in the Gulf, Caribbean or Atlantic Ocean. The Saharan dust has been very heavy across much of the tropical Atlantic and that is keeping things very quiet.

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:

Rain chances will ramp up late week as a front stalls to our north. The increase in rain means lower than normal temperatures!

Temperatures go down and rain chances go up late week. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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