Houston residents can expect a mixed bag of weather this week, with forecasts ranging from partly sunny days to chances of thunderstorms toward the end. Today in Houston, skies will be partly sunny with a high near 67, as northeast winds blow at 5 to 10 mph, as reported by the National Weather Service. As evening draws in, the clouds gather, with an expected low around 53 and calm easterly winds transitioning to calm in the evening.

Tomorrow looks promising for those longing for the sun with mostly sunny skies and a high nearing 72 degrees, the breeze shifting from the northeast to southeast in the afternoon, followed by a partly cloudy night with a low around 55, while Tuesday will see temperatures climb further to a high near 75 and continue the trend of partly sunny skies, the southeast wind blowing steadily at 5 to 10 mph, now despite the play between sun and cloud and the dance of warm and cool breaths against the skin no severe thunderstorms are expected in the Houston area according to the Storm Prediction Center.

As we advance into midweek, Wednesday will greet us with mostly sunny skies again and a high near 82, but nighttime could see an increase in cloud cover and the mercury hovering around 68, suggesting that the remainder of the week might not stick to the same script. The latter part of the week brings more uncertainty, with Thursday heralding a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 pm and mostly cloudy skies, whereas the night could see a slight uptick in thunderstorm chances to 40 percent, based on the National Weather Service reports.

The possibility of rainfall becomes even more pronounced by Friday, as chances of showers and thunderstorms rise to 50 percent, with mostly cloudy conditions prevailing and temperatures still close to the 80-degree mark, now this doesn't signify a washout but Houstonians ought to pack an umbrella just in case, especially as Friday night also carries a 30 percent chance of rain with considerable cloud cover.