Juneteenth will be hot with a slim chance for cooling showers
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Juneteenth's weather is going to look like a typical summer day: Hot with a small chance for a shower or thunderstorm.
We're for another steamy night with low temperatures only in the upper 70s. Temperatures are expected to warm to around 90 by noontime and peak out around 94 degrees in the afternoon. That hot, humid air could yield a few more showers and thunderstorms through the early evening.
When can we expect some drier weather?
Over the weekend a heat ridge glides by our part of Texas to push rain chances to just 10% both Saturday and Sunday. This hot, mostly dry pattern will be short-lived as another slug of Gulf moisture rolls in next week to bring back daily downpours.
Any triple-digit days on the horizon?
Not at this time. However, triple-digit heat indices will occur every day this week. Houston's first 100-degree day is typically in the second half of July.
Will the rain chances continue next week?
Yep. In fact, rain chances will likely climb again next week as tropical moisture flows in around a major heat ridge over the northeastern part of the country. This type of pattern often produces funnel clouds and waterspouts in the morning near the coast.
What's happening in the tropics?
At this time, the Atlantic basin is filled with a Saharan dust cloud, limiting tropical development and bringing a slightly hazy sky to Southeast Texas. Meanwhile, Hurricane Erick has rapidly intensified off the Pacific coast of Mexico. For a thorough update and in-depth video on what's happening in the tropics, head to our tropical update page.
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