Author: Eric Berger

Overall it’s been a cold start to 2021 in Houston. Through the year’s first 17 days, the average temperature is running about 3 degrees below normal. And at the city’s official station at Bush Intercontinental Airport, since January 6, the overnight low has never been warmer than 42 degrees. Most nights have been in the […]

Good morning. Some readers reported seeing a bit of freezing precipitation on Tuesday. This was due to an upper level disturbance that moved in rapidly from the west. Because the atmosphere was very dry, it was not expected that this precipitation would make it all the way to the ground, but some of it did. […]

Good morning! We’re getting past the coldest weather of the week this morning, but it’s not exactly going to warm up dramatically any time soon. Looking ahead for the next 10 to 14 days, much of the region may not see highs above the mid-60s as Houston goes through what is climatologically the coldest time […]

Good morning! Although some parts of the Houston area saw flakes or sleet on Sunday, the real snowfall action remained to the north and west of the Houston metro area. Bryan-College Station saw a record 4.5 inches, and some nearby areas saw as much as 6 inches. For the rest of us closer to the […]

We’ve been talking for several days about the collision of a cold air mass, in the form of a strong front, colliding with southerly moisture near Houston this weekend. The question for some time has been how far south the coldest air will get, and therefore where the line between rain, sleet, and snow will […]

After Wednesday evening’s line of storms, the Houston region will see several days of placid weather before another front arrives later on Sunday. This will bring with it a stronger shot of colder air and, for areas just north of Houston, the potential for snow. Cold weather will prevail throughout the period. Thursday Temperatures have […]

Houston will see a front bull through the area this afternoon and evening, and this could briefly bring strong showers and thunderstorms into the region. The front will move from west to east, clearing quickly. We’ll then see calm and cool weather until another front arrives Sunday. This second front will bring near freezing conditions […]

Good morning. After several days of calm weather and sunshine, Houston’s forecast will soon turn a bit more dynamic for the rest of the week. We could see some storms with a frontal passage on Wednesday, and then more inclement weather with a front coming this weekend. With the latter front we think there is […]

Good morning. Houston will now see a couple of warmer days—with temperatures peaking in the low to mid-70s—before colder, winter-like weather returns. We then may see a sustained stretch of truly colder weather (for Houston, at least) with several days during which high temperatures do not climb out of the 50s. If you have been […]

Good morning. Just a short update today, due to the holiday, and also because frankly there is not much to say about Houston’s weather in the wake of our stormy New Year’s Eve frontal passage. High pressure will dominate our weather for the next several days, and in January that means cool, mostly sunny days, […]