Houston residents are advised to keep their rain gear at hand as the city anticipates more showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. The current weather situation, spelled out by the National Weather Service, predicts a high of 86 degrees today with showers and thunderstorms mainly occurring before 5 pm. This evening, the chance of precipitation drops slightly to 40 percent, with storms expected predominantly after 4 am.
The pattern sees a continuation, as indicated in the forecast, where Houston will experience thunderstorms likely after 4 pm on Thursday, with a 60 percent chance of rain. Today's brief respite of northeast winds will become southerly in the afternoon, with new rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible, according to the National Weather Service.
Heading towards the weekend, Friday's conditions are expected to be less severe, with only a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 pm. The KPRC 2 Weather Center suggests a return to typical summer weather patterns by the weekend, following Friday's anticipated wind down of storm activity.
A stalled cold front just north of Houston is causing repeated storms, which are expected to continue through Thursday and Friday. While the weekend should bring clearer skies, the city will stay alert as this rough weather week wraps up, as per KPRC 2 Weather Center.
