Houston residents should keep their umbrellas close and their eyes on the skies, as increasing clouds today could give way to isolated showers and storms later this week. According to the National Weather Service, today's weather will see clouds gathering, with a high nearing 78 degrees. Calm winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph will not do much to clear the air.

Tonight's forecast in Houston echoes the sentiment, staying mostly cloudy with a mild low around 67. But the wind might pick up, with gusts hitting as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation for Wednesday hangs low at 10 percent, with showers potentially cropping up after 4 pm amidst partly sunny climes and a high around 82. The rest of the week follows a similar pattern—partly sunny days, hovering high temperatures in the low 80s, and mostly cloudy nights with chances of breezes.

However, weather conditions could turn more severe in neighboring areas of Texas. The Storm Prediction Center advises that "Strong thunderstorms will be possible on Wednesday across parts of Oklahoma and west Texas. Isolated hail and severe gusts will be the primary hazards.", as an upper-level trough pushes inward from the southern California coast.

By Wednesday, this brewing system is expected to foster a mix of weather dynamics: from elevated convection in Oklahoma to possibly stormy outbreaks across the southern Great Plains. Texas isn't out of the woods, as moderate to locally strong buoyancy and sufficient deep-layer shear will result in a conditionally favorable environment for thunderstorms. Any nascent supercells could bring an isolated threat of hail and harsh, localized gusts.

As we move further into the weekend, Houston will see temperatures climbing to the mid-80s, though still under the banner of mostly sunny skies. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms looms over Sunday and into the early days of the next week, with the SPC signaling potential for a strong storm or two in the Southeast OK toward the ArkLaMiss region.