HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This week brings a preview of the summer heat and humidity to come. When you pair temperatures climbing toward 90 with high humidity, Houston will definitely have that early-summer feel until a cool front arrives this weekend.
Temperatures Tuesday we will again have a mostly cloudy sky, which is good enough for a 20% chance of a quick shower or sprinkle. High temperatures will manage to climb into the mid 80s, and when you factor in the humidity it will feel closer to 90 degrees.
Our weekend cold front will bring the next opportunity for thunderstorms. Right now the timing for the front's arrival with those thunderstorms is late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
We cannot rule out severe weather at this time, but it's too early to make a call on that.
After the front's passage, highs will drop into the upper 70s with lows in the upper 50s for a couple of days. More importantly, there will be a significant break in the humidity, and there aren't many of those humidity breaks left before the real summer heat and humidity arrive.
Not entirely, but we are well past the peak of oak pollen season. Oak usually still registers low to moderate counts through early May. Grass pollens and mold spores are now climbing as we journey deeper into spring.
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Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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