Good morning! The massive speaking factors this week are a quick warmup by way of Tuesday, the potential for storms forward of the subsequent chilly entrance, after which an prolonged interval of hotter climate in the course of the first week of December. Earlier than attending to the weekly forecast, nonetheless, I need to say just a bit bit extra in regards to the Thanksgiving rains.
Earlier this yr, components of the Houston area have been experiencing an excessive drought, and issues have been most acute in Brazoria and Galveston counties. Even previous to final week’s rains these coastal counties have been in what the US Drought Monitor characterizes as a “reasonable drought.” Happily, I believe we are able to safely put these considerations to mattress after the area’s widespread rains on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning. Almost the entire coastal counties pulled in 4 to six inches of rainfall, with areas additional inland recording 2 to five inches typically. This was the soaking we would have liked to extinguish this yr’s drought.
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Monday
A lot of the world is beginning as we speak out within the 40s this morning, and with largely sunny skies we must always see temperatures heat properly into the low 70s by this afternoon. A reinforcing entrance arrived on Sunday to maintain us dry in a single day, however that entrance is washing out as we speak and shall be changed by a hotter onshore stream. Accordingly, gentle northerly winds this morning will flip southeasterly later as we speak. This may convey rising clouds this night, and lows tonight will solely drop to round 60 levels. (By the best way, for those who’ve not heard but, town of Houston is underneath a “boil water” discover attributable to a water stress challenge).
Tuesday
Given the hotter temperatures in a single day, now we have a very good probability of seeing sea fog on Tuesday morning, which doubtless shall be thickest close to the coast. In any other case, skies shall be largely cloudy on Tuesday, with highs close to 80 levels. The massive query considerations the potential for showers and thunderstorms in the course of the daytime, forward of a frontal passage late Tuesday night time. The entire atmospheric components we’d like for storms are there, however they in all probability gained’t line up excellent. (The story is totally different effectively to our northeast). In consequence, I count on to see scattered showers in Houston, with the potential for some thunderstorms on Tuesday. Accumulations don’t look significantly notable. The frontal boundary, with cooler and drier air, is unlikely to achieve Houston till round dawn on Wednesday.
Wednesday
Within the wake of the entrance this shall be a cool and sunny day, with highs of round 60 levels. Winds shall be blustery, gusting as much as 25 or 30 mph out of the north. Lows will backside out close to 40 levels on Wednesday night time.
Thursday
One other chilly day, with highs within the higher 50s to about 60 levels. Count on partly sunny skies.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
The weekend appears hotter because the onshore stream will get reestablished. Saturday and Sunday, specifically, ought to see highs close to 80 levels with partly sunny skies. We will’t rule out a slight probability of rain on each days, however for now any accumulations look slight.
Subsequent week
The early a part of subsequent week appears pretty heat, too, earlier than a chilly entrance arrives to relax us down. The small print of how sturdy this entrance shall be, alas, are fairly fuzzy.
