HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After a cool start Wednesday morning, Thursday morning won't be the same. Increasing humidity levels will help us start out in the steamy 70s, then rise into the middle and upper 80s. Rain chances will be low.
There is another Pacific front coming through Texas this weekend, but we have to wait until after the weekend to get a more significant dose of cooler air back in Southeast Texas. Our next cold front is penciled in for Wednesday of next week, and that one should drop highs into the 60s and lows into the 40s.
Rain chances will increase to 40% late Friday into Saturday morning as the next Pacific cool front blows in. Temperatures will start in the mid 60s and warm into the upper 70s. Sunday's rain chance drops to 30% with a similar temperature range.
Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon. Now the storm will track north making it into the Gulf of Mexico as a category 2 hurricane. It does look like conditions will be a bit more hostile for Rafael in the Gulf, so we anticipate weakening as it tracks through the Gulf. No hurricane on record has ever made landfall in Texas during the month of November, and even if Rafael were to track toward Texas, it would likely get shredded by wind shear into a low-end tropical storm or tropical depression. Head to our daily Tropical Update page for a complete look at what we're covering in the tropics.
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