Houston in for another round of soaking downpours Thursday

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Don’t put away your umbrellas! We are in for another round of soaking downpours on Thursday.

Temperatures will start in the low 70s and briefly warm above 90 before the storms start pushing cooler air throughout Southeast Texas. Your chance of getting rain is at 60% both Thursday and Friday.

What can I expect this weekend?
Enough moisture will be left around to generate a chance for downpours both afternoons. Temperatures will be a touch below average both days with lows in the low 70s and highs in the low 90s. If you do get an afternoon downpour, it should drop less than half an inch of rain in most cases. A Saharan dust cloud arriving Friday could stick around through Saturday, reducing the air quality and bring a little haze to the sky.

Will the rainy pattern let up next week?
In a word, no. Another summer front will push down the Plains and stall out just north of Houston. That boundary will generate widespread showers, thunderstorms, and clouds Tuesday through Thursday. The good news is high temperatures may peak in the 80s all three of those days.