The Brief
- Near-record December warmth continues across Houston and much of Texas
- Cold front drops temperatures around 30 degrees
- Cool for New Year’s Eve then trending warmer for New Year’s Day.
HOUSTON – On Saturday, we tied the record high temperature of 83, and Sunday we broke the record high which was 82 in 2021. Bush Intercontinental Airport made it up to 84 degrees!
The reason this is happening is because Houston remains locked into an unusually warm late-December pattern, with afternoon temperatures pushing toward levels that challenge daily records.
But this unseasonably warm weather pattern will come to an abrupt end tonight.
A strong cold front is expected to move through late Sunday, finally ending the prolonged warm stretch. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible with the front, although any threat for severe weather should remain well to our northeast.
Houston is in a non-severe thunderstorm risk while the Midwest is in that level 1 and level 2 risk of severe weather.…