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Spring Break forecast brings 2 cool fronts

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’ll stay warm and muggy until the first of two fronts briefly drops our humidity Sunday.

How long will the warmer weather last?
After a brief spell of cool weather Monday morning, we’ll see above average heat through the middle of next week. The second front will arrive Wednesday. It will significantly drop our temps but we’re not expecting cold weather.

What else are we expecting this weekend?
Keep your umbrella handy Sunday. The front will bring back scattered showers and thunderstorms to Southeast Texas. Most of it will be just rain but some thunder is possible during the afternoon. A few showers will be possible both Monday and Tuesday.

Can you tell me more about the second cold front?
The second cold front arrives on Wednesday (Saint Patrick’s Day) and will bring a chance for storms as well as a drop in temps. The air behind this front will be cooler than what we’ll see after our first front, knocking down high temperatures in to the 60s and lows in the 40s.

Are we done with freezes?

We are more than likely done with freezes this season, but there is a slim chance a light freeze or frost could sneak in here toward the end of Spring Break. There are currently no freezes in our 10-day forecast, but we will be paying careful attention to the air coming in behind a second cold front arriving next week during Spring Break. This air will be coming from northern Canada, and with fresh snowpack on the ground from Colorado through the Central Plains, the air will stay refrigerated on its way to Texas. History says we’re probably done, but again a freeze is still possible. You have to go back to the 1990s to find a freeze in mid-March or later. During the great February arctic outbreaks in the late 1800s, there were no more freezes beyond the first week of March, so if history repeats itself after this February’s winter storm, we are done with freezes until after the summer.

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