HOUSTON (CW39) – Friday is warm and humid, with only isolated storm chances. However, if storms do develop, they could turn strong to severe.
Main threats will be damaging wind, hail, and a brief tornado can’t be ruled out.
Need to know weather
- Friday will be warm and humid, with highs in the mid to upper 80s
- Isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop this afternoon and evening, mainly along and north of I-10
- A few storms could become strong to severe, with large hail and damaging winds the main concerns
- An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out
- The warming trend continues this weekend, with highs pushing near 90 to the low 90s
- Take precautions to take care of yourself and your family with moderate heat risk going into next week
Warm, humid, and watching for a few stronger storms
Friday looks warm and muggy across Southeast Texas, with highs near 87 in Houston and low to mid 80s closer to the coast. Overnight lows in the low to mid-70s.
Most of the day will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy, and not everyone will see rain.
We have a low chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two turning severe to strong. But a few isolated showers and thunderstorms could develop this afternoon and evening, especially along and north of I-10.
Friday’s severe weather risk
The better storm risk today is for areas along and north of I-10.
The latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center highlights a Slight Risk, level 2 of 5, for portions of Houston, Trinity, and Polk counties, with a broader Marginal Risk, level 1 of 5, north of a Galveston-Angleton-El Campo line.
That means most of Southeast Texas will not see severe weather, but any storm that does get going could become strong quickly.
Main storm threats today
The main hazards with any stronger storm today look to be:
- damaging wind gusts
- large hail
- locally heavy rainfall
An isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out either, especially if one of the stronger cells can organize…