Scattered showers continue into Saturday, dense fog returns by Saturday night
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Our weekend ahead is a mixed bag of clouds, showers, sea fog, warm temps, and a little sunshine sprinkled in.
Humid air blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to bring widespread clouds and light showers through Saturday morning. The sun will poke out in the afternoon, and that could lead to a few thunderstorms, especially north of Houston. Your chance of getting measurable rain is at 40%.
Temperatures will slowly climb through the 60s overnight and then peak in the mid 70s during the afternoon.
Sea fog is also building near the coast, and that fog will become widespread Saturday night as moisture levels continue to rise. The fog could be dense, so keep that in mind if you have travel plans Saturday night and Sunday morning. Once the fog lifts Sunday, the sun will come out and warm temperatures close to 80 degrees. There is only a 20% chance you'll encounter a rain shower, and most will stay dry.
And we're expecting more rain chances next week?
That's right. A parade of Pacific storms will march across the country. The first passes to our north on Saturday to bring that 40% chance of rain. The next one also passes to our north on Monday to bring a 30% chance for thunderstorms late in the day, especially north of Houston. Then the one following that will push much closer to Texas on Wednesday. For now we've got the rain chance at 40%.
When should we get our next cold front?
We will have to wait until Wednesday for our next cold front to arrive, and this one looks to be a strong one. Eventually we could see lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s the weekend before Christmas.
What's the early outlook for Christmas Day?
It's still too early to get specific, but the general idea is that temperatures should bounce back from the cold conditions we expect the weekend before Christmas. At this time we anticipate morning lows in the 50s and daytime highs in the 60s with a mostly cloudy sky bringing a low chance for showers.
When could we get our first freeze in Houston?
While many communities outside of Houston just got a light freeze, Houston missed out. We see no signs of freezing temperatures over the next 10 days in Southeast Texas, but it could get close behind next week's cold front. If we miss out on that opportunity, long range projections indicate we'll have to wait until the first half of January for a decent chance of a freeze in Houston. On average, Houston's first freeze occurs during the second week of December.
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