Few more showers and storms possible Monday followed by drier weather this week

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After quite the stormy start to the month, Southeast Texas will finally get a brief break from the heavy rain this week. In its place, warmer temperatures in the 90s with a heat index close to the triple digits at times.

A couple of light, passing showers are possible Sunday evening as we keep this cloudy sky overnight. temperatures will fall from the low 80s to mid 70s overnight. Monday will start off a bit on the cloudy with a few showers and storms pushing through southeast Texas in the afternoon and evening. Generally though, Monday will be drier than many of the stormy days we saw last week, though a few stronger storms with thunder, lightning and locally heavy rainfall cant be ruled out, especially west of I-45. Temperatures will hover in the mid-upper 80s in the afternoon and eventually we'll start to see the sky clear late Monday night, giving way to sunnier days to come this week.

Does this week look as rainy too?

Thankfully it looks like this wet and rainy pattern will take a back seat next week. While there's still the chance for scattered storms on Monday, by midweek a warmer and drier weather pattern will begin to settle in across the region. This should bring drier days, more sunshine, and a new stretch of 90-degree weather to Houston.

Any 90 degrees summer days on the way?

Yes! As the forecast dries out next week, high temperatures will climb into the low 90s as early as Tuesday and stay there for several days. Heat index values could also reach the upper 90s with high humidity expected too, so now would be a good to time to refresh those hot weather safety tips!

Now that it's hurricane season, what are you tracking in the tropics?

There are two things we are tracking right now. The first is a large plume of Saharan dust currently stretching across the Atlantic from Africa to the Caribbean. The second is the potential for another surge of tropical moisture into the Gulf at the end of this week. For the latest on what's happening in the tropics, head to our Tropical Update page for our daily tropical weather discussion and forecast.

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