Rainy skies and breezy conditions are rolling into Houston today as a cold front pushes through the area.
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Stay with us here for live updates throughout the day as we track scattered showers, potential storms, and the arrival of cooler temperatures just in time to shake off the humidity.
8 p.m.: Liberty County has been dropped from the Tornado Watch. All severe weather watches for Southeast Texas have been dropped.
6:30 p.m.: Most of the heavier storms are moving out of Southeast Texas. Some showers remain, but cooler air is starting to move in behind a cold front.
5 p.m.: San Jacinto and Polk counties have been dropped from the Tornado Watch. Liberty County is the only county in our area remaining under the Tornado Watch. As the cold front moves through, expect the watch to be dropped for Liberty County as well.
3:20 p.m.: A Tornado Warning which had been in effect for Liberty County has been allowed to expire. A Tornado Warning continues for Hardin County until 3:45 p.m. The warning has since expired.
3 p.m.: A Tornado Watch has been issued for several of our northeastern counties. The watch goes until 8 p.m. and covers San Jacinto, Polk and Liberty counties in our viewing area. More counties in East Texas are also included in the watch.
2 p.m.: Parts of the Greater Houston area are seeing severe weather, and KPRC 2 crews are on the street, seeing which areas are being impacted the most.
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Noon update from Caroline:
We’ve been seeing temperatures swing from the 80s down to the 50s. La Grange is currently sitting at 59 degrees. This front is coming in like a train, and here’s what we’re tracking right now.
The front is inching closer to southeast Texas, bringing with it the potential for strong to severe storms. So far, we haven’t seen any severe weather this far south, but there were some severe thunderstorms near the Dallas area. Once the front passes through your area, you’re in the clear for severe weather.
Right now, the risk for severe storms is low. There’s a small chance of an isolated damaging wind gust up to 60 mph, but so far, storms on the southern side of this front haven’t been too intense.
Looking at the radar, I’ve set it to a one-hour loop so you can see the movement. The frontal system is advancing from the northwest to the southeast, where the strongest storms are expected. Ahead of the front, we’re tracking some light rain showers drifting from the southeast toward the north. These are our typical streamer showers.
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A quick update on areas seeing rainfall:
- A downpour is approaching Highway 90 and will soon push into Bellaire.
- Light rain is moving through the Med Center and parts of the loop.
- Showers are spreading from the port toward Baytown and Mont Belvieu.
For now, it’s just light showers. Along the cold front itself, a few thunderstorms are beginning to develop:
- Brenham is seeing scattered showers and storms.
- College Station is picking up some lightning, but nothing too intense yet.
Through the day, we’ll primarily track light showers and heavier downpours as the front moves in.
Timeline:
- By 2 p.m., the front will likely move through Houston.
- By 3 p.m., it will approach the coast, with conditions already drying out behind it.
- For the evening commute (around 5 p.m.), most areas should see clear skies along Highway 290.
- By 7 p.m., all clouds should clear out, bringing significant changes.
Rainfall: We’re not expecting heavy rainfall—possibly up to an inch with any thunderstorms. Otherwise, the main story will be the temperature drop.
Right now, it’s cloudy, humid, and warm ahead of the front. Behind the front, temperatures quickly drop into the 50s for areas like Bryan and La Grange, while areas ahead of the front remain in the 80s.
It’s also windy, with gusts up to 35 mph in some areas and 41 mph gusts reported in Brenham. This is typical ahead of a front. Once it passes, cooler air will start to settle.
9 a.m. update: The problem is the atmospheric dynamics right now. We’ve got an area of low pressure, a cold front, and a high-pressure system sitting just east of Jacksonville. This combination is scooping up warm, humid air straight from the Gulf. Remember, we live above the world’s largest bathtub—it never really cools down, so there’s always plenty of moisture to fuel these systems.
As expected, that’s what we’ve been seeing. In fact, there’s a pretty good line of storms forming. It’s calmed down a bit now, but earlier, it was producing all kinds of severe weather across parts of western Oklahoma. That line is moving closer to the I-35 corridor, and we’ll be tracking it into the afternoon.
Zooming in tighter on Storm Tracker 2 radar, you’ll notice some scattered showers. These aren’t very heavy, but they’re moving through areas like Tomball and Spring, with more showers westward from Pattison to Wallace and East Bernard. All of this is sliding up from the coast, ahead of the cold front itself.
The front is expected to move through around 1–2 p.m., bringing a thin line of thunderstorms. Some storms could be on the stronger side, so keep an eye out, especially if you’re picking up kids from school around 2–3 p.m. By 3–4 p.m., the front should scoot out of the area. It’s a fast-moving system, so by 5–6 p.m., we’ll be in the clear. Even if you’re heading out for an after-dinner walk, you should be fine—clear skies for the moon and stars tonight.
Tomorrow morning, we’ll wake up to plenty of sunshine and a much better rest of the week ahead. Today’s weather will be bumpy from around 11 a.m. to 4–5 p.m., but everything quiets down after that. The humidity will drop, and while temperatures will remain a bit warm, another cold front is expected Tuesday night.
This next front is a dry one, so no rain is expected. By Wednesday, highs will drop into the upper 60s, with overnight lows dipping into the mid-to-upper 40s. Thursday through Saturday will feature highs in the low 70s and plenty of sunshine.
So there you go—nice weather is on the way after we get through today’s mess. Just hang in there!
8 a.m.: Hey, guess what? If you’re heading up to Dallas for the game tonight, remember the Texans are playing the Cowboys at Jerry World. It’s going to be a little rocky. We’ve got some pretty good showers and storms moving through, associated with a big area of low pressure. There’s some severe weather breaking out across parts of Oklahoma City, Lawton, and over to Wichita Falls. That’s headed towards Tulsa now. A bit further south, some stronger storms are just outside of Fort Worth. So, if you’re driving up there today, be prepared to run into some of this weather.
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Here locally, most of what we’ve got is streaming in from the coast. Looking at the past hour, you can see showers sliding inland. None of these are too heavy, but they’re definitely out there. For instance, right outside Jersey Village, there was a nice little cluster moving up toward the Heights and further north along 249 near Aldine, Calgary Woods, Stagecoach, Magnolia, and Tomball. No lightning so far—I’ve been keeping an eye out, but nothing’s showing up with these coastal showers.
The front itself should move through between about 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. I’d say the bumpiest weather will likely happen between 12 and 4 p.m. in most areas. Our future track backs this up too—by noon, we’ll see scattered showers and possibly some quick, heavy downpours. Anywhere you see red or bright orange on the radar, that’s where we could see significant rain. By 2 or 3 p.m., the rain starts shifting out towards Beaumont, clearing up after 6 p.m. So, once that’s done, we’re in the clear.
Now, it will take about 24 hours for the cooler air to really settle in behind this front. Tomorrow, we’ll start to see all this cloud cover and humidity move out. Right now, it’s sticky outside with a southeast wind at about 15 mph. Temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 70s, which is well above average for this time of year. Wind gusts are clocking in between 25 and 35 mph, making it a breezy morning and day overall.
Once this front moves through, that’s it for rain for at least the next seven days. Cooler air will follow, and by Wednesday and Thursday, highs will drop to the upper 60s to low 70s. Overnight lows will feel nice and comfortable, dipping into the mid-to-upper 40s.
