Scattered rain returns to the forecast... cooldown coming next week
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It was a cool and beautiful first day of 2025. Changes are coming though as moisture streams back in from the Gulf.
We should start off Thursday with temperatures in the mid 40s and mostly cloudy skies. We also could see some isolated rain. Rain chances go up a bit as we get closer to the afternoon... topping out around 30% in Houston. Rain chances will be closer to 40% for the coast. Highs should only rise up into the low to mid 60s. We see rain chances drop Friday.
What can we expect for the first weekend of 2025?
The weekend will start off with sunshine and mild weather with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 60s Saturday, then mid 70s for Sunday! This warm up though is paired with the next weather system that could bring a few showers and storms for Sunday. Right now we have a 40% chance for storms on Sunday. We can't rule out a couple of strong to severe storms but it looks like an isolated risk. Also, the instability parameters look much lower than what we experienced with last weekend's severe weather so we are not expecting a repeat of last weekend. More than likely it would be more of a straight line wind and hail threat. We'll keep a close eye on it for you.
Do we have another cool down on the way?
Yes! Next week could be very chilly with lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s and 50s. Parts of SE Texas could drop to at or below freezing.
Is a hard freeze possible, and could we get any frozen precipitation?
The answer to both questions is yes, but it's too soon to know how severe the cold will get and if we'll have the moisture around to get any wintry precipitation. If the arctic air slides more southeast toward Florida, we would just end up with a light freeze and stay dry.
However, if the arctic air slides straight toward Texas and we get an upper low to throw Pacific moisture over the top, then we could get a hard freeze and see that overlap of cold and moisture lead to snow, sleet, or freezing rain. It's just too soon to know how it will all unfold, so stay looped in for now. The earliest we expect any freezing weather to arrive is next Monday, so we have all this week to monitor the situation, and we'll have a mild weekend ahead to prepare. If we were to get any wintry precipitation, that would likely occur on or around Wednesday of next week.
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Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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