We found Fall's weather and it arrives Wednesday
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston smashed another record high Tuesday with a temperature of 98 at Bush Airport, but it will be 40 degrees colder around sunrise on Wednesday!
A true cold front has moved through Southeast Texas early Wednesday morning, which will bring wind gusts up to 30 mph at times with temperatures falling into the upper 50s. The front should pass through dry, but there is enough moisture near the coast for a quick shower to be possible in our coastal counties.
Despite all the sunshine, the cool northeast breeze will keep highs only in the mid 70s, over 20 degrees cooler than our record-shattering highs over the last two days. Once the sun sets, temperatures will quickly drop through the 60s and 50s in the evening with Thursday morning lows in the upper 40s for the first time since April 4!
How cold will it get behind this front, and how long does it stick around?
Highs will only reach into the mid-to-upper 70s both Wednesday and Thursday, and it will dip as cold as the mid-to-upper 40s on Thursday morning. That's 50 degrees colder than Monday's high of 99! The cooler air fades away on Friday as the Gulf breeze returns, but we do not have temperatures returning to 90 for the rest of our 10 day forecast.
When could we see our next chance of rain?
Rain chances look slim to none over the next 10 days, but there is a small 10% chance of showers over the weekend.
What are you tracking in the tropics?
There are two areas we're watching in the tropics, one with a medium chance of developing as it approaches the Bahamas or the Greater Antilles. Another is located in the southern Caribbean and has a low chance of developing over the next 7 days. Head to our daily Tropical Update page for a complete look at what we're covering in the tropics.
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