With high atmospheric pressure dominating the weather pattern, it’s gotten increasingly dry across Southeast Texas. Even after an isolated storm dropped 0.06 inch of rainfall in Houston on Saturday, the city has recorded no measurable rainfall in 22 of the past 24 days. The only other day with rain during that stretch was July 23, when Tropical storm Bertha moved into Texas.
Even through this dry stretch, Houston’s overall rainfall this year is still higher than normal. Through Aug. 8, the city has received 33.34 inches of rain, which is a little more than 3 inches above-average through this point in the year.
That said, scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across the Gulf on Sunday, and a few of those storms will move inland and affect parts of Southeast Texas. Here’s what you can expect.
Sunday’s forecast
A mild and muggy start is expected in Houston on Sunday morning as temperatures hover near 80 degrees from 5 to 8 a.m. Temps will start to steadily rise thereafter, likely reaching the 90-degree mark by around 11 a.m…