Scattered storms possible Tuesday, tropical air brings more rain later this week

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Keep the umbrella handy this week! Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible every day, and rain chances really crank up by the end of the week as tropical moisture streams overhead.

Tuesday started off really sticky with a few showers and storms along the coast. Speaking of rain, there are two potential rounds of storms that could soaks some Southeast Texas residents. The first is due to storms bubbling up as temperatures climb into the low 90s. The second potential round of storms is from a front moving this way from Louisiana. A broken line of storms will develop on that front by evening, and then those storms could push through the Houston area after sunset. Some of those storms could even be on the strong side with gusty winds and small hail besides the heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

When are the highest rain chances this week?

At this time we have a peak rain chance of 60% Friday and Saturday when the highest levels of tropical moisture blow through. That said, rain chance are still at 30%-40% each day until then.

Are my weekend plans ruined?

Not necessarily. Some plans may be significantly altered by the scattered, heavy thunderstorms, but it won't rain all day. Typically the highest rain chances for Houston when tropical moisture blows in occur between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Then rain-cooled air stabilizes the atmosphere in the late afternoon and evening.

Is severe weather possible?

We don't anticipate any severe weather this week, but there could some tropical funnels that occur in the morning over our coastal counties, and isolated pockets of street flooding are possible for brief stretches of time where the heaviest rains fall.

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 the tropical moisture over the Gulf that could bring us storms late in the week. The second is a large plume of Saharan dust currently stretching across the Atlantic from Africa to the eastern Caribbean. 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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