Dry air leads to high fire risk in SE Texas

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It is a beautiful Spring day... but we do need to be aware of the high fire risk for today. A fire weather warning will be in effect for all of SE Texas through 7 pm this evening.

A perfectly clear, blue sky will warm temperatures up toward 70 in the afternoon. Expect oak pollen levels to remain high while you're enjoying the beautiful weather. Wind speeds will be lower than the last couple of days as high pressure builds in over the state, but with the extremely dry air remaining in place, fire weather concerns continue.

As high pressure slides over us Thursday night, lows will cool into the low 40s for Houston and as cold as the mid 30s outside of Houston, especially north and east of Houston. These readings are cold enough to put a little frost on the ground outside of Houston.

It's been pretty dry lately. Is there any hope for rain over the next 10 days?

Our next chance for rain is late Sunday with the approach of a cool front .The air will be unstable, and isolated severe thunderstorms with large hail and gusty winds are possible. Rain chances climb from 40% in the afternoon to 60% Sunday night, but most of that rain will be long gone by sunrise Monday.

Are we warming back into the 90s anytime soon?

We currently have no 90 degrees in our forecast, but there are plenty of mid 80s highs predicted over the next 10 days. Spring weather is here, and we usually start hitting 90 on a regular basis in May.

13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
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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