Mostly dry, warm, windy, and humid until Saturday's cold front passes

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The warmer, more humid air are back. Winds will steadily increase Wednesday. The winds could gust to more than 40 mph at times and a Wind Advisory has been issued for areas mainly south of I-10 until 5 pm.

Temperatures will continue to be on the rise this week and we're forecasting record high temps in the upper 80s Thursday afternoon. The record Thursday is 87, we're forecasting 88.

Is more stormy weather coming this week?

Probably but late in the week. The new month of April begins with more powerful weather systems tracking across the country, bringing gusty south winds and occasional lines of thunderstorms blowing in from the north. Rain chances may trend even higher by the weekend with the potential for a slow-moving rainmaker in Texas. The first weekend of April could be especially stormy for Houston and the state of Texas as a whole, so if you have any outdoors plans or are heading to San Antonio for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, this is a forecast you'll want to stay aware of!

Does this mean drought conditions will improve?

Likely improve, yes! Completely relieved? Not for everyone. The rain from this past week and what's expected this week will be beneficial though for those with drought conditions.

Have the recent rains helped tame the pollen count?

Yes! Oak pollen early last week came in at over 9,000 pollen particles per cubic meter of air, which was a new record in Houston for the month of March. By Friday, that count had dropped down to just over 1200, which is below the threshold for an "extreme" tree pollen count. However, with this humid and rainy pattern expected into this weekend, mold spore counts are expected to rise.

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Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties

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