Heavy rains move out, isolated storms possible Thursday with a drier weekend ahead

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The heavy downpours that have led to street and area flooding this week are on the way out, but we cant rule out a few showers and storms Thursday afternoon and evening. More seasonal summertime heat and sunshine returns for the weekend.

A few passing showers are possible through Wednesday evening as this stormy weather system continues to swirl over the state of Texas. Much of this rain is going to be light and scattered as this system pulls away from Southeast Texas for the rest of the week. Wednesday will be cloudy once again with temperatures falling from the low 80s to mid 70s by Thursday morning. Thursday will be a bit cloudy once again but not as rainy as what we've seen this week. Isolated showers and storms could pop up in the afternoon and bring brief heavy rainfall, thunder and lightning. The rain chance for Thursday is only at 30% and no flash flooding is expected. High temperatures will also be warmer with the drier day as highs climb to near 90 in the afternoon.

What does the weekend look like?

As of now, much drier! Looks like this stormy pattern will clear just in time for the weekend. This also means temperatures are going to warm up too. Expect more sunshine each day this weekend with highs back into the low-mid 90s.

What are you tracking in the tropics?

For now it's all about the Saharan dust tracking through the main development region of the Atlantic basin. There is also a new area to watch near Florida that has a low chance for development over the next 7 days. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Elida has formed in the Pacific. Visit our Tropical Update page for a more in-depth tropical weather discussion and forecast.

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