Friday’s Forecast:
HOUSTON – We’re already starting Friday morning on a warm side. Cloud cover remains overhead, keeping us in the lower 70s.
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We’ll keep some of that cloud cover as we head into the afternoon hours, but that won’t stop us from seeing a Groundhog’s Day situation. Just like yesterday, we’ll be summer-like today reaching the upper 80s by the peak heat of the day.
Temperatures will fall after the sun sets this evening. If you’re heading out to see Journey in concert for the Houston Rodeo, notice how temperatures drop by 12° by the time you head home.
Friday’s Cold Front bringing more than rain:
A cold front moves into southeast Texas late Friday night and into Saturday early morning. This is a major storm system for the Ohio and Tennessee Valley, but we are on the tail end of the front, therefore, we won’t see much in the way of rain or severe weather. Houston has a 20-30% chance of rain Saturday morning.
This, however, will be a significant severe weather outbreak for a chunk of the Midwest and Deep South Saturday late morning and into the afternoon.
If you have travel plans anywhere from St. Louis to Atlanta and points in between, there could be widespread severe storms with tornadoes, hail and damaging winds.
The system’s passage will also cause increased winds and lower humidity behind it. Navasota, Brenham and College Station will have a Red Flag Warning in effect Friday afternoon as the atmosphere dries out and winds increase. Any flame that sparks could spread rapidly.
The National Weather Service also issuing a Fire Weather Watch Saturday as humidity drops and winds gust near 30 mph.
If fires do spark up, they will grow and move quickly with those gusty winds.
Allergy Update:
If you’ve noticed that you’re feeling a bit sneezy and sniffly, we do have issues with tree pollen and grass. Oak numbers are climbing for the first time this year. You may have noticed the cat tails falling from the trees. Ash and oak tree levels are also elevated.
10-day forecast:
After Friday evening’s cold front, temperatures become more moderated. In fact, we’ll be a lot closer to the average. St. Patrick’s Day weather looks good as well as the rest of the week for those kiddos and parents on Spring Break next week!
