Drying out for the end of Election Day, slight rain chances through the work week
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It was a messy start to Election Day with a line of showers and storms moving through SE Texas. Most of the rain moved out by midday and this evening should be mostly dry.
Skies should clear out a bit overnight which should allow temperatures to drop into the upper 50s/low 60s into Wednesday morning. Wednesday should come in dry and warm with highs topping out in the mid 80s. Moisture starts to move back in at the end of the week and into the weekend.
When can we expect temperatures to really cool off again?
There is another Pacific front coming through Texas this weekend, but we might 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.
What can we expect for the rest of this week?
Wednesday morning will feel refreshingly cool thanks to Tuesday's front. Temperatures will start in the upper 50s or low 60s but the bright and sunny day will help things warm back up to near 80 degrees. Unfortunately these closer to seasonal conditions do not last long. The humidity creeps back in Thursday which will send morning lows back into the upper 60s or low 70s for the rest of the week. Afternoon highs will be in the low 80s Thursday and Friday and we cant rule out a stray shower each day. But generally speaking, the rest of this work week is drier than how the week began.
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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