Drier weather for Friday, but tropical downpours return next week

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An unusually strong September cool front stalled over Houston Thursday, but a north breeze will finally blow drier air into Houston on Friday. Houstonians should feel a slight drop in the humidity by Friday morning, but it will still be a hot afternoon in the 90s. With the drier air filtering in on a light north wind, rain chances will drop for Friday and Saturday.

This weekend, we will be watching two tropical disturbances moving toward us from the Gulf. The first one could bring widely scattered downpours Sunday through Tuesday, especially near the coast. At this time, most computer models show just a broad area of low pressure developing and moving toward Mexico, but it gets close enough to Texas to bring tropical downpours. The National Hurricane Center gives it a 30% chance for development.

Another tropical disturbance currently over the Bahamas has a 50% chance for development as it moves into the eastern Gulf of Mexico this weekend. It’s too soon to determine what, if any, impacts this will have on Southeast Texas, so we will continue to keep you informed in the days ahead.