Light freeze overnight, widespread cold rain Thursday
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Keep your cold weather preparations in place for another night! The freeze line is blowing back toward Houston, and most will get a light freeze by sunrise with wind chill readings in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Clouds are expected to move in Wednesday which should limit highs to the mid 40s. That's roughly 20 degrees below normal! This clouds are part of an approaching winter storm that will bring a mixture of ice and snow from West Texas to North Texas on Thursday.
What is the rain timeline for Thursday?
We expect Thursday to start off cloudy by mostly dry. The rain coverage will steadily increase through the afternoon, and by the evening and through the night it should be raining almost non-stop. The rain should taper off at some point late Friday morning or early in the afternoon.
Could we get any frozen precipitation?
Most of us probably won't see any wintry precipitation, but we are guaranteed to have a cold rain settling in Thursday through Friday morning as temperatures hover in the mid-to-upper 30s. If the rain starts earlier than expected on Thursday morning, there is a brief window for freezing rain north of Houston, especially around Lake Livingston. Then on Friday morning there is a brief window for the rain to change over to snow from College Station to Huntsville to Trinity and Livingston. Why? Another surge of cold air will be arriving behind a cold front on Friday, but most of the moisture may be gone by the time those freezing temperatures roll back in. So at this time we do not expect any frozen accumulations in Southeast Texas, but we're watching things closely just in case the freezing temperatures and moisture do overlap north of Houston.
What does the weekend look like?
Saturday and Sunday will both bring cold mornings but milder afternoons under a mostly sunny sky. A light freeze is likely on Saturday morning, and Sunday morning could feature a coating of frost. High temperatures will climb into the 50s on Saturday and into the 60s on Sunday.
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Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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