Much-needed rain showers possible for Thursday morning commute

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston's triple-digit heat wave is about to come to an end! That streak of 7 straight days of 100-degree highs should break with two rounds of rain clouds moving through Southeast Texas.

With the heat ridge now centered to the west of Texas, a disturbance and weak front will rotate around the edge of it to trigger shower development in East Texas overnight, and those scattered showers will blow in from the north before the sun even rises. Even if you don't get rain in the morning, you'll probably still welcome the clouds that help block out the sun and slow our heating. Temperatures will still climb into the mid-to-upper 90s, and then a second round of showers and thunderstorms will pop up in that afternoon heat, possibly bring more rain for some during the evening commute. Your chance of getting rain is at 40%, and all of us could use it!

If I miss out on Thursday's rain, is there any more in the forecast?

Yes! The boundary that blows toward us on Thursday will still be nearby Friday, bringing another round of rain to the region. Since the moisture levels will be highest south of I-10, the best chance for that rain will also be south of I-10. Minor rain chances will continue at 20% for Saturday and Sunday, then rain chances will climb up again for the first few days of September as tropical moisture moves this way.

What are you tracking in the tropics?

We have one area of potential development worth keeping an eye on, but as of now there are no immediate threats to Texas. For a more in-depth discussion on what's happening in the tropics, visit our Daily Tropical Update page.

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