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Rain chances return to Houston this week, with cooler temperatures

Chances for heavy downpours Monday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will bring pockets of heavy downpours.

Monday’s Forecast:

HOUSTON – Carry the umbrella on Monday as rain chances will be widely scattered. Monday morning, coastal spotty showers. Afternoon hours, rain moves north of I-10, becoming more scattered and widespread through the afternoon. By the evening, the chances of rain die down.

Showers and storms limited to coastal communities.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will bring pockets of heavy downpours.
Showers and storms across SE Texas
Rain activity begins to die down.

Storms could bring heavy downpours, with the heaviest likely along the coast. On average, most areas pick up .25″, but if you are closer to the coast, you could see heavier downpours pushing rain totals to an inch or more. Be mindful of ponding on roads.

Rain heaviest near the coast.

Temperatures are not as hot, highs in the low to mid-90s.

A break from the triple digit heat.

Check out our current radar here:

Tracking The Tropics:

No tropical activity is expected in the next 7-days in the Atlantic. The next named storm will be Francine, but this is not likely within the next seven days.

Our next storm will be Francine (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

10-day Forecast:

After a mostly rain free August, the last week of the month comes with daily shower and storm chances. The soggy set-up will help temperatures drop to the low 90s.

Showers and thunderstorms continue through the holiday weekend.

If you’re seeking out cooler weather, we do expect a gradual cooling in the month of September. Our average high drops to 88° by the end of the month. Our average low drops to 67° - thank goodness!

The hottest we've ever been in September was 109° and the coolest was 45°! That's a 64° range! (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Even though we expect our temperatures to cool seasonally, the Climate Prediction Center expects most of the United States to be above average through the month. As a reminder our latest 100° day was September 27th after Hurricane Rita.

Nearly the entire United States is expected to be above normal during the month of September. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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