ABC13 Weather Watch for strong storms Wednesday evening

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We now have an ABC13 Weather Watch for late Wednesday afternoon and early Wednesday evening. The setup look similar to what brought the Houston area severe hailstorms Monday night. Temperatures will again peak near 100 degrees in Houston, and that heat energy will feed into storms generated by a disturbance passing overhead. Any thunderstorm that pops late Wednesday could produce wind gusts over 50 mph, pea-to-quarter size hail, frequent lightning, and a quick 1-2″ of rain.

Rain chances then climb a little higher Thursday when a summer front reaches Houston.

How will Thursday’s front impact our weather?

This front doesn’t really cool us off much, but the combination of widespread rain clouds and thunderstorms will keep high temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s rain chance is at 70%, then it drops to 40% Friday as drier air aloft filters in behind the front. We’ll actually get a light northeast winds with this front for a few days, which will bring the humidity down over the weekend. That drier air still heats up quickly under the August sun, so we are in for a dry heat as highs reach into the mid-to-upper 90s.

What is happening in the tropics?

Erin continues churning through the western Atlantic as a category 2 hurricane and will bring big swells and rip currents to the East Coast all week. We are also tracking two tropical waves in the eastern Atlantic, but their future impacts to land, if any, remain uncertain at this time. 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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Southeast Texas
Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties

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