Freezing temperatures and winter precipitation possible in houston next week
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What you need to know
The National Weather Serviceissued an updated forecast Jan. 16, which shows that the majority of the Houston area will see temperatures in the 20s, with a wind chill causing some areas to feel even colder.
"Our forecast still indicates a chance of frozen precipitation across most of the region late Monday into Tuesday. However, there is uncertainty regarding the amount of moisture the cold air will have to work with. Please remain weather aware since it takes very little wintry precipitation to cause issues here in southeast Texas," NWS officials said in a Jan. 16 update on social media.
In their words
- "We're continuing to monitor the severe cold weather expected across the communities we serve in Texas. We're keeping a particularly close watch on the potential for a major winter storm that could impact the Greater Houston area beginning on MLK Day and into next week," said Matt Lanza, CenterPoint's Meteorology Manager and
Houstonians should prepare themselves this weekend for the colder weather projected for the region early next week.
The Houston area is likely looking at a hard freeze early next week with temperatures around the 30's and a chance of snow.
Editor of Space City Weather Eric Berger told KTRH News that it's still too early though to forecast any freezing rain, snow or exact temperatures.
"The really cold weather is probably coming Monday morning, Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning of next week but it's not clear to me if it's going to be 25 degrees in Houston, 30 degrees or maybe even a little bit warmer," said Berger.
It's hard to forecast snow chances with about a week out in Houston. Berger said there's about a 50-50 chance we see some kind of wintry mix next week, but at the moment, their models aren't showing any consistency.
"They're bouncing all around in both temperature and precipitation type," Berger said. "That will probably continue to be the case Friday and maybe even Saturday, but certainly by Sunday we'll be in the range of higher resolution models."
If precipitation were to fall, Berger says the likely window for it will be Mon
Snow in the South? Winter weather alerts issued for Houston, New Orleans
HOUSTON – A winter storm that is expected to begin over Texas and work its way eastward is forecast to produce potentially write down amounts of ice and snow for some communities that act not often see frozen precipitation.
Winter weather alerts have been issued from East Texas through southern Mississippi, where the worst of the weather is expected to occur over the next 72 hours.
A Winter Storm Watch is expected to go into consequence on Monday evening for cities such as Houston and Brand-new Orleans.
The National Weather Service office in Houston warned of snow and sleet totals of up to 3 inches with the potential for locally higher amounts, starting late Monday and permanent into Tuesday.
The first piece of this weather jigsaw puzzle is a guarantee. A slug of polar vortex-fueled arctic air will spill into the U.S. this weekend, bringing sub-freezing temperatures grave into the South. With that comes a wild swing in temperatures. For example, the highs on Saturday in Houston are forecast to be in the 60s. By Sunday, temperatures will struggle to reach the middle 40s. Temperatures by Monday morning
Scattered storms likely Sunday before conditions dry out Monday
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A cool front has arrived Saturday, but it's stalled and will linger for one more day across Southeast Texas. This means scattered showers and storms are back in the forecast Sunday before drier conditions settle in Monday.
Storms will track from north to south across the region through the day. The best chance for seeing storms for Houston and Harris County looks to be from Noon to 3 p.m., then 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the coastline. And since these are scattered storms, keep in mind not everyone will get rain from these. However, there is the chance a few storms could be on the strong side, especially in the late afternoon, and produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. There is the small chance one of these storms could lead to isolated street flooding Sunday.
Besides the storm threat for Sunday, it'll be another warm and somewhat humid day with a partly cloudy sky and temperatures climbing into the upper 80s. If you missed out on the rain, temps will make it into the low 90s. And this one last push of rain moving towards the coast should allow for the drier, less humid air and con
Houston weather: Snow, ice or sleet possible next week with bitter cold
Snow, ice, bitter cold air and frigid wind chills are on the way for next week.
In the meantime, today will be cloudy, showery and cool with highs in the mid 50s.
Forecast for the rest of the week
Timeline:
Take advantage of some nice, milder air for tomorrow and Friday afternoons as highs make it into the 60s.
Our next cold front will arrive on Saturday, so marathon weather on Sunday morning looks cold and windy - good luck to you!
Wintry precipitation in Houston next week
What's next:
The timing and location of wintry precipitation next week is still uncertain, since we're still nearly a week out.
One thing is for certain – it's going to be very cold and windy with a high chance for either sleet, ice or areas of snow.
MLK Day parades, if they are not postponed, will have wind chills in the teens and 20s.
Preparing for the cold
What you can do:
Prepare freezing temperatures by protecting the "four Ps". Make sure your people have heat, pets are warm, cover the sensitive plants, and wrap those exposed pipes.
Dig deeper:
Here are some tips for getting prepared: