The first half of March was quite rainy across Southeast Texas. Houston recorded 3.45 inches of rain over a five-day period from March 7-11. Since then, however, drier conditions have prevailed, and Houston has not seen any measurable rainfall over the past 17 days.
So far this year, Houston is 1.89 inches of rain below average. While that may not sound too detrimental, this drier weather goes well back into last year as well. Since Aug. 1, Houston has only recorded 19.85 inches of rain, more than 12 inches of rain below average for that time frame.
The region could absolutely use some rainfall. And thankfully, Houston’s dry streak may end by the middle of the week as scattered showers and thunderstorms enter the forecast. Here’s a look at what to expect.
Sunday’s forecast
After a much cooler Saturday behind a cold front, another warming trend is expected to start Sunday as southerly winds return to Southeast Texas…