Cool night ahead, stronger cold front on the way next week
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- We are in for a chilly night in Southeast Texas with a wide variation in lows across Southeast Texas, and next week even colder air is on the way.
Skies should clear out a bit overnight which should allow temperatures to drop into the upper 50s/low 60s around most of Houston. Northwest of town it could even dip into the upper 40s! Wednesday looks delightful with pleasant humidity levels and highs topping out in the low-to-mid 80s. Moisture starts to move back in Wednesday night, keeping rain chances in the forecast through Sunday.
When can we expect temperatures to really cool off again?
There is another Pacific front coming through Texas this weekend, but we have to wait until after the weekend to get a more significant dose of cooler air back in Southeast Texas. Our next cold front is penciled in for Wednesday of next week, and that one should drop highs into the 60s and lows into the 40s.
What can we expect for the weekend?
Rain chances will increase to 40% on Saturday, especially in the morning, as the next Pacific cool front blows in. Temperatures will start in the mid 60s and warm into the upper 70s. Sunday's rain chance drops to 30% with a similar temperature range.
What are you tracking in the tropics?
Tropical Storm Rafael has developed in the southern Caribbean and is expected to strengthen into a Cat. 1 hurricane before making landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday. From there, the storm will track north making it into the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane Wednesday evening. There is a lot of uncertainty to where the storm could track and how strong it could be, but the entire gulf Coast should continue monitoring the situation. It does look like conditions will be a bit more hostile for Rafael in the Gulf, so we anticipate weakening as it tracks through the Gulf. No hurricane on record has ever made landfall in Texas during the month of November, and even if Rafael were to track toward Texas, it would likely get shredded by wind shear into a low-end tropical storm or tropical depression. Head to our daily Tropical Update page for a complete look at what we're covering in the tropics.
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