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Spotty storms for Thursday, Houston focused on flash flood threat for Friday

Stay weather aware for heavy rain and a threat for street flooding on Friday

Storms before a big cool down (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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Thursday’s Forecast:

Thursday is one of those hit and miss rain shower days. There will be a few rumbles of thunder with the chance of rain at 40%, with spotty and widely separated storms. Most of the area is likely to stay quiet Thursday morning, with a better chance for rain developing later in the day, although some neighborhoods could stay dry entirely.

Hit and miss storms Thursday afternoon (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Thursday’s street flooding threat is northwest of Houston.

Flood Risk 1/4 and does not include Houston.

Friday’s Forecast:

Houston can expect significant rainfall on Friday, with storms likely to bring widespread heavy rain and a higher threat of street flooding. Rainfall projections show totals ranging from around 1.5 to as much as 4 inches in some northern spots, with slightly lower amounts closer to the coast. The most intense activity is expected north of I-10, where the potential for street flooding will be higher thanks to the sheer intensity of the rain.

The slight chance means street flooding is expected to be more than isolated (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

The above slight threat means the flood threat is expected to be more than just isolated. Friday’s rain comes in two waves, one in the morning and another with the cold front. The cold front moves through late Friday.

The second wave of rain moves through Friday night (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

This series of downpours will add to an already wet April, which saw just over 5 inches of rain, above average. And Friday’s soaking will help further improve drought conditions around the region.

Possible rain totals through Friday night (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

A cool and breezy Saturday with a near perfect Sunday:

Once Friday’s storms clear, things change in a hurry. A cold front is forecast to sweep through Friday night, ushering in noticeably cooler and breezy weather Saturday. Highs to start the weekend are expected to reach 68° with lows dipping into the 50s.

Sunday climbs to the mid 70s under mostly sunny skies.

What to expect through Saturday of next week (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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