This week in Houston, we’re tracking slightly warmer temperatures, but thanks to another round of arctic air - it won’t last long. Right now, we’re tracking another blast of arctic air headed our way on Saturday that will dramatically drop our highs from the upper 60s to a high in the upper 40s overnight. And while we didn’t see any snow with our last round of arctic air - some places to the north of us - like Knollwood, Texas saw 11 inches of snow from the last storm.
So what can we expect next week?
We should expect another round of bitter cold arctic air, much like we saw last week. However, it could be slightly colder. Right now, it’s still a little too early to know if or when we will have any rain or snow or how long the frigid temperatures will last - we do know temperatures will start to drop by Sunday. We expect to start our mornings in the upper 30s by Sunday morning and dip to freezing and below freezing by Monday. Our highs will be in the upper 40s.
I posted the 10-day forecast graphic to give you a wide view of the morning lows and the rapid changes we will see. Thankfully, despite our cold mornings, our highs will be in the upper 40s which will help us warm out and stay out of the freezing zone.
And while it will be cold in Houston, next week, the folks up north are expected to experience even colder temperatures - with morning lows in the teens and 20s. This, as some areas saw quite a bit from the last snowstorm. Some areas to the north like - Knollwood, Muenster and Powderly got hit pretty hard with more than 8 inches of snow while other place just south of there got an inch or less - like Benbrook, Oak Leaf and Quinlan.
So if you plan to travel next week - you’ll want to make sure you are prepared, not only your house but for the roadways too. Especially, if you have plans to travel to Dallas since they will have colder temperatures compared to us.
With this last storm, there was ice, snow, slush and even a freeing fog advisory in the northern part of the state since they had an intermittent mix of rain, snow and sleet. Which is why you want to take it nice and slow on the roadways when you’re dealing with snow, ice, and sleet especially on bridges, overpasses and ramps since they freeze first.
Your weather team will continue to update you throughout this week and next week with everything that you need to know to prepared for the next blast of arctic air that’s headed our way! But for now, we want to make sure that you prepare by dressing properly, covering your plants and pipes and of course taking it slow on the roadways.