Sunny and warm weekend continues, fog and decreased air quality again Sunday
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The National Weather Service-Houston/Galveston confirmed that 100 mph straight-line winds swept through downtown Houston and 90 mph winds rocked Baytown during Thursday night's destructive storm. The NWS also confirmed an EF-1 tornado near Cypress with 110 mph winds, another EF-1 tornado struck west near Waller in Waller County.
Thankfully the forecast in the near term is not as stormy for Southeast Texas. But as we're drying out, we're heating up. Temperatures Saturday afternoon reached the low 90s, and we'll be back there Sunday afternoon too. In-between we'll be monitoring for areas of patchy to dense fog to develop overnight that could linger Sunday morning and potentially slow down your travels.
An Ozone Pollution Watch continues Sunday too. Higher levels of ozone are expected which could lead to poor air quality at times. Those with chronic respiratory illnesses or sensitive to poor air quality should limit time spent outdoors, especially in the afternoon.
What do I need to know about next week's weather?
The heat is going nowhere, and the humidity will only get worse. That will push low temperatures higher into the upper 70s by Tuesday morning, and the heat index will climb into the mid-90s to near 100. Those who know they'll be without power for an extended time need to consider finding a place to stay cool during this hot and steamy stretch of weather. We do have a small chance of thunderstorms returning Wednesday and Thursday as we get back into the jet stream storm track.
Any potentially stormy days I need to be aware of next?
It's been a pretty active month for rain and thunderstorms with 10 of the past 18 days with rain recorded at Bush Intercontinental. And while these next couple of days will be quiet, the ABC13 weather team is keeping a close eye on the next storm system that could take shape into the middle to end of next week. Thursday in particular there's the chance that thunderstorms that develop north of Southeast Texas move from the north. There's still a lot of variability though this far out, but as of now Thursday is Houston's next best chance for rain and storms.
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Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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