Residents of Houston can prepare for a steamy and stormy beginning to the week, with forecasts promising a mix of high heat and potential severe weather. According to the latest update from the National Weather Service, Houston has a 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms coming in later today, mostly after 5 pm, riding on the back of a warm sunny day with highs nearing 91 degrees and a patchy morning fog dissipating before 9 am. As the night falls, the thunderstorm chances dip before 7 pm, leading into a partly cloudy night with lows balancing around 74 degrees.
The weather narrative for the following days outlines a mostly sunny trajectory, with Monday’s highs sitting comfortably at 89 degrees under a southeast breeze – but while a semblance of normalcy seems persistent, the skies tell a different tale of lurid hazes and likelihoods for rainfall lightly dappled across the week. Tuesday carries a modest 20 percent chance of thunderstorms post 1 pm, with balmy highs near 88, while Wednesday ups the ante back to 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon, and night custodian clouds settle over the moist earth cradling lows around 77.
An Ozone Action Day is declared for Sunday, with Houstonians, especially those with respiratory conditions, advised to exercise caution as the air quality might notch unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals. The advisory dovetails with the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center’s announcement of an extended slight risk area for potent thunderstorms, possibly unleashing large hail and destructive winds, particularly targeting regions near Houston’s I-610 loop into downtown…