Double trouble Saturday, cold and rainy:
HOUSTON – We are tracking a coastal low-pressure area that will bring rain back to SE Texas Saturday through Sunday Afternoon. Saturday morning is still cold, with temperatures hovering in the mid-30s. High temperatures will only reach the mid-to-upper 40s. There is a small chance of sleet or freezing rain near College Station, Brenham and Columbus. Mardi Gras in Galveston starts at 11:00 am and it will be rainy at times with thunderstorms possible too. No flooding is expected but it will be messy all weekend long.
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Weekend Rain timeline:
Spotty showers are possible on Saturday morning, and they will turn scattered through Saturday evening.
The rain continues overnight into Sunday morning with embedded thunderstorms that can bring heavy downpours and lightning. Thankfully, storms will not produce tornadoes or damaging winds.
Sunday afternoon the rain moves out from west to east. When it is all said and done, areas south of I-10 could pick up more than an inch of rain.
10 Day Forecast:
By Monday temperatures climb back to the 70s and stay there all of next week. Next weekend’s Mardi Gras, weather wise, looks much better than this Saturday and Sunday. We have just a few more days of this Arctic cold snap before we get a 180° flip next week and it will feel like spring again. Stay safe from the cold for the next two days.