Two wet weather systems rain on Texas this week

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two wet weather systems will pass through Texas this week, and you could pick up a few inches of rain by the weekend.

Deep tropical moisture is moving in Tuesday, and that will lead to scattered showers by the morning commute. Those showers will blossom into thunderstorms by Tuesday afternoon. Any shower or storm could produce briefly heavy rainfall and minor street flooding. Your chance of getting measurable rain is at 60%.

Temperatures will feel significantly warmer in the morning with lows only in the 70s, but highs will only reach into the mid 80s as the clouds and rain keep us from getting up to 90.

The first storm system will bring our highest chance of rain on Wednesday morning when a line of thunderstorms is expected to rumble in from the northwest. This line of storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and lead to street flooding. Your chance of getting measurable rain Wednesday is 80%.

When will the second weather system impact us?
Thursday and Friday will be the days the next weather system impacts us. Rain chances will drop back down to 60% on Thursday. The next weather system will still be pretty far away, but there will also be a lot of tropical moisture overhead. Friday should bring our next spike in the rain chance as the second weather system makes its closest pass by Southeast Texas.

How much rain could we get this week?
By the end of the week, 2-4″ of rain will be fairly common, but there could be some neighborhoods that pick up over half a foot of rain.

Is there anything of concern in the tropics?
At this time, no. Sam is a major hurricane, but it is expected to stay out in the Atlantic far away from the Gulf. You can get a full overview of the tropics on our tropical update page.