Thursday forecast

Thursday forecast From Space City Weather Healthy shower chances today and Friday, and August should end in about the best way possible for Houston. Eric Berger · Thursday, August 21, 2025 7:15 AMIn brief: *Today's post discusses the favorable setup for rain on Thursday and Friday in the greater Houston area, with the best conditions closer to the coast.
*Rains should diminish some this weekend, with Sunday looking especially sunny.
*Overall our temperatures look moderate for the rest of August.A favorable setup for rain -*There's a lot of support for showers and thunderstorms to develop in our region today and Friday, with better coverage especially during the afternoon and evening hours.
*The atmosphere is laden with moisture, we have a nearly stationary boundary (essentially a dying front), the sea breeze, and plenty of daytime heating. In such an environment we are likely to see widespread showers, and within that some stronger and possibly severe thunderstorms.
*The most likely time for activity is from mid-afternoon through the early evening hours, and the most favorable conditions will be closer to the coast (essentially, south of Interstate 10).
*Rain amounts will be widely variable, with some areas picking up a quarter of an inch, and other areas possibly 3 or more inches through Saturday.
*As a result, we will probably see some ponding on roadways, and perhaps a few isolated flooding issues. Although we don't anticipate major disruptions from these rains, you'll want to check the radar before heading out.
*Slightly higher pressures should begin to limit shower coverage by Saturday.Thursday -*Overall rain chances are about 60 percent today in the region, although I'd go higher than that closer to the coast, and less for inland areas.
*We will see partly sunny skies, with light north or northeast winds.
*High temperatures for most locations will be in the mid-90s, but temperatures will quickly drop into the 80s, or possibly even upper 70s, within showers and thunderstorms.
*Humidity will remain high. Lows tonight drop into the upper 70s with an ongoing (albeit lower) chance of showers.Friday -*This is probably the day when most people will see the most rain, so again prepare for the possibility of some brief disruptions.
*With increased cloud cover, expect high temperatures in the vicinity of 90 degrees.
*Winds will be light with lows on Friday night will drop into the upper 70s for most locations.Saturday and Sunday -*The first half of the weekend will see some lingering clouds and showers.
*Highs on Saturday, accordingly, should reach the lower 90s for most locations.
*We should definitely be on a downward trend in terms of amounts, as high pressure begins to build to the west of the region.
*Sunday should be mostly sunny, with rain chances only in the vicinity of 20 percent.
*Expect highs in the mid-90s. So for beach and pool activities, Sunday is the pick of the litter.