Tropical moisture blows in thunderstorm chances this week
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- We are saying goodbye to a very wet May that brought almost 9" of rain to Houston, and it looks like June wants to continue that streak of wet weather. Tropical moisture starts blowing in tomorrow and really cranks up by the end of the week, bring afternoon downpours back to Houston just in time for the start of Hurricane Season.
What should we expect for Monday?
It's a sticky start to the day with temps in the mid 70s and humidity near 100%. That moisture will convert into a 30% chance of an afternoon downpour as the sea breeze front blows in from the Gulf. The highest chances in Houston will occur around the evening drive time with high temperatures again topping out in the low 90s.
What can you tell me about this week's rain chances?
Monday starts off at a 30% chance, and it grows to 40% Tuesday as a weak front approaches from Louisiana late in the day. Moisture levels will dip a bit on Wednesday, then really climb up for Friday and Saturday. This will increase the chances of tropical downpours to at least 40%.
Hurricane season starts Monday. Is there anything brewing out there?
The National Hurricane Center expects no tropical development over the next 7 days across the Atlantic basin, but we will be watching a lot of moisture pile up over the western Gulf during this first week of June. There are some signs low pressure could spin up in that mess of moisture, but more than likely it just stays disorganized as it flows toward Texas and Louisiana. That will still lead to a chance of scattered heavy downpours heading into June's first weekend.
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