Fantastic weather today but the oak pollen count is surging into extreme territory

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It doesn't get much better than this! These sunny and mild days that began over the weekend continue this week before our next cold front moves through Wednesday.

High temperatures today are peaking in the low 80s under a mostly sunny sky. Winds are also picking up with gusts between 20 to 25 mph. This will rattle even more oak pollen off the trees, sending counts into "extreme" territory.

Once the sun sets, temperatures will steadily drop through the 70s and 60s this evening on our way to overnight lows in the upper 50s. We are expecting the winds to pick up even more on Tuesday with south winds sustained between 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for most of Southeast Texas from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

It's been pretty dry lately. When's our next chance for rain?

We've got our eyes on another cold front moving through Southeast Texas on Wednesday. Rain chances are slim once again with this front only bringing a 20% chance for the morning hours. However, this front will drop temperatures for the first day of Spring on Thursday. Next best chance for rain after that is Sunday, when the odds increase to 40%.

So does that mean the risk for wildfires will continue?

Unfortunately, yes. And drought conditions could also get worse over the next two weeks with only a few small chances for rain over the next 10 days. Currently only Brazos County is under a burn ban, but any outdoor burning is not advised at this time.

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

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