Tonight’s Forecast:
HOUSTON – There has been one line of isolated showers that has brought rain to Fort Bend County Monday night. This is the beginning of a weather pattern change that will bring more rain to Houston and SE Texas.
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Tuesday’s Forecast:
Once again, we’re tracking temperatures that will climb into the upper 80s to low 90s for most of us in the afternoon. Winds will be gusty from the SE at 15-20mph which is why we are so humid.
Rain Returns Mid-Week:
We really need rain and it finally arrives this week! A cold front will push through the state which will increase rain chances. Right now it looks like most of the rain will fall Wednesday and Thursday.
Our cold front will finally push through Thursday afternoon. This means most of our rainfall will likely be during the day on Thursday but there could still be some showers for our Trick or Treaters and parents getting candy outside.
Rain chances will move into SE Texas from the Northwest as the front moves in. We are not forecasting any severe weather but some storms are possible.
Rainfall will push through the metro during the day on Halloween. This means streets will be wet, so plan for extra drive times. Wet streets would also lead to muddy costumes, so if you have a dragging tail or cape with the costume I’d recommend wearing lifts or hemming the bottom so it does not touch the ground.
Nothing looks to be a washout at this time, but earlier that you and the kiddos go out, you’ll have a higher chance to see some spotty showers. By sunset, a lot of the showers will be pushing towards the coast with the front.
It looks like the showers taper off as the night wears on. This means for late night trick-or-treating we will have a higher chance of staying dry.
Dry and Hot October:
Although it’s not ideal to have rain chances return for Halloween, we do need the rain. The dry weather has made it incredible warm for this time of year. We are currently in 4th place for the warmest October ever recorded. Records go back to 1889. And without a drop of rain this month we are currently the driest October every recorded. We should get out of the top ten with the expected rain Wednesday and Thursday.
Tracking the Tropics:
After a quiet stretch in the tropics, there is an area of broad counterclockwise rotation in the southwest Caribbean Sea that has a 40% chance of developing over the next 7 days. Long range data does have this moving north. We’ll keep you posted if there are impacts to the United States. Hurricane season runs through November 30th.
Time Change:
Don’t forget daylight saving time ends this weekend! Most devices will automatically change this for you, but most ovens, microwaves, old cars and wall clocks will need to be set back an hour before bed on Saturday! This is because 2AM becomes 1AM on Sunday morning, which means we actually get an extra hour of sleep. This is also a good time to change the batteries on your smoke and CO2 alarms.
This extra hour of sleep means big changes for our sunrise and sunset. Early risers typically love this time change because our sunrise is in the 6AM hour starting Sunday. Night owls often do not like the time change as our sunset will also be an hour earlier at 5:32PM.
10-day Forecast:
We have two cold fronts on our 10 day forecast. The first cold front will bring our rain chances for Halloween and lower temperatures for the upcoming weekend.
The second cold front is more uncertain but could potentially be the big fall front we’ve been waiting on. The stronger cold front looks to move in towards the middle of next week dropping highs to the 70s and lows to the 50s.
