Houston residents, after a dreary Tuesday, can expect a return to sunny skies today with temperatures peaking near 68 degrees, the west wind picking up to 15 mph, shifting north and gusting to as high as 30 mph. The clarity continues into the evening as the mercury dips to around 42 degrees, the brisk north wind persisting and sometimes strengthening with gusts up to 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather forecast promises more sun for Thursday, though the high will fall to near 57 with a lighter north wind that becomes variable in the afternoon, the absence of clouds holding on through the night as temperatures settle near 44, according to the National Weather Service. Friday's forecast also carries the promise of sunshine and a higher high near 71 degrees, the gentle south wind later transitioning westward.
Moving into the weekend, another sunny day awaits on Saturday with a daytime high around 60, though nighttime falls to a chillier low around 38, as reported by the National Weather Service. Sunday's skies mirror the preceding days, sunny with a high of 62 degrees and a night that maintains clearness as temperatures hover around 42. The upcoming Martin Luther King Day is also expected to be mostly sunny with a comfortable high near 64 degrees.
The coming fronts won't just affect daytime highs, with the first arriving Wednesday sans rain, will cool things down for Thursday, and then a second front comes late Friday into Saturday, keeping Houston in a cool embrace that sets the stage for lows dipping into the upper 30s and 40s next week, per Click2Houston. As we look further ahead, the extended forecast indicates a warming trend late next week, bringing several consecutive days near the 70-degree mark, though the entirety of Tuesday is left behind offering sunnier dispositions.
