Small rain chances continue early on this week

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Small rain chances continue for Monday and Tuesday with hotter and drier conditions moving in later this week.

The weekend is ending on a hot note Sunday when temperatures climbed back into the mid-upper 90s in the late afternoon. At the same time, scattered storms north of Lake Livingston in the Piney Woods area have developed Sunday evening, where these storms could continue to trek south through the region tonight. This would primarily impact areas east of I-45 with strong winds, heavy rain and frequent lighting. These storms will weaken after the sun sets and eventually fizzle out as they approach the I-10 corridor and coast. Any lingering showers and storms should fizzle out by Midnight with a few clouds and temperatures falling into the mid-upper 70s overnight.

Monday will be another hot one with afternoon highs climbing into the mid 90s under a partly cloudy sky. The afternoon heat index will range between 101 to 107 degrees. Once again there's about a 20-30% chance for a shower or storm to impact parts of southeast Texas.

When's our next best chance for rain?

Besides the daily pop-ups that give the Houston area about a 20 to 30% chance for rain on these hot and humid days, we're keeping an eye on a weather system that will be passing by to our north Tuesday. An upper-level low will make its way south towards Louisiana early next week where showers and storms could make it as far south to the Houston area Tuesday. Right now we have a 40% chance for showers and storms that day. Overall though, it's a low chance for heavy, measurable rainfall this week. Next best chance for scattered storms at this time is next Sunday.

How about the heat?

It'll still be quite steamy over the next 7 to 10 days with highs consistently in the 90s. And while we'll get a break from a nearby heat dome early next week, another one will build in to our north and west and bring hot temperatures in the upper 90s to Southeast Texas later this week.

What are you tracking in the tropics?

Quiet in the Atlantic as another large plume of Saharan dust is in place. Some of this next wave of Saharan dust could even reach the Texas coast later this week. Visit our Tropical Update page for a more in-depth tropical weather discussion and forecast.

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