Mostly dry weekend ahead, a lucky few see rain

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our weekend looks a lot like Friday: Warm, windy, and mostly dry.

That said, there is a small chance for a big storm on Saturday, mainly north of Houston.

Temperatures this morning are starting in the 70s overnight as cloud cover increases with the Gulf breeze. Sunshine breaking through the clouds will push temperatures to near 90 in the afternoon, and with the humidity it will feel hotter than 90-degrees around 3PM.

A weak front approaching from North Texas will get close to our northern counties in the evening, and there could be a few showers and even a strong thunderstorm from College Station to Huntsville to Livingston. Otherwise, there’s an 80% chance you’ll stay dry.

Low temperatures will bottom out in the low 70s with high temperatures in the upper 80s again on Sunday. There will be a mix of clouds and sunshine, so protect yourself from the sun to avoid getting a sunburn. There’s another small chance for rain as a jet stream disturbance begins to move through the state Sunday, but your chance of getting rain is only 20%.

Are there any other chances for rain?
The jet stream disturbance that enters the state on Sunday will glide to our north on Monday. If it does track to our north Monday, our rain chance will remain low at 20%. If it happens to track farther south, then our chance for rain will go up, and there could even be a few severe thunderstorms. After Monday, the next hope for rain will depend on another weak front coming into Texas. The current outlook is mixed on whether or not it gets close enough to Houston to bring us any rain as we approach Mother’s Day weekend.

How did Monday’s rain impact the drought?