Houston residents are gearing up for a bout of stormy weather as forecasters predict a series of showers and possible thunderstorms through the start of the next week, according to the National Weather Service. The city can expect a "slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am," with temperatures hovering around a high of 87 on Thursday, and a 40% chance of precipitation.
Conditions are expected to deteriorate tonight, with a "slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers," and gusts reaching up to 20 mph, reported the National Weather Service. The weather turmoil isn't confined to Houston alone, with "parts of Southern Oklahoma, much of Central/Northern and Eastern Texas, adjacent portions of Southwestern Arkansas and Western Louisiana" all on alert for severe thunderstorms from Friday into Friday evening.
Amid the brooding clouds, "strong winds, hail, & heavy rainfall will be possible," says a weather outlook shared by NWS Houston. Friday promises to bring more betterment, with "showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm," and a similar forecast of unsettled weather extending into Saturday.
For Sunday through Tuesday, the city should brace for "a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm," and highs flirting with the 90-degree mark, as detailed by the National Weather Service. On Wednesday, meanwhile, the temperature is expected to not quite tip past a high near 91, with mostly sunny skies brought back into the fold.
The looming unstable conditions are a part of a broader pattern affecting the South Central U.S. As per the Storm Prediction Center, a range of weather activities including "at least a couple of embedded low-amplitude waves and perhaps one or two convectively generated perturbations" are foreseen for the region. Despite the uncertainty around the weather's exact path, the center warns that "stronger storms will pose a risk for severe wind and hail." Houstonians, it seems, will need to keep both umbrellas and weather alerts handy in the days to come.
