While Houston experienced a warmer-than-usual winter these past couple months, the city is in for its fair share of winter. Beginning the night of Sunday, January 5, an arctic front is moving into Houston, bringing with it freezing temperatures – begging the questions: will it snow in Houston this January, and is the city in for another winter freeze?
As for whether or not it will snow in Houston next week, the answer is unlikely albeit unknown. Forecasters confer that a strong cold front will move into Southeast Texas this Sunday. A spell of colder-than-normal temperatures will affect the city for multiple nights, but at least according to Space City Weather, will amount to a light freeze as opposed to a hard freeze like Houston had experienced in early 2023.
National Weather Service reports an uncertainty of the exact lows of next week’s temperatures in Houston, when the cold front is expected to leave Houston, and whether or not there will be any wintry precipitation next week. Per the organization’s forecasts next week, here’s what the service presently predicts.
Sunday, showers with the possibility of thunderstorms will roll in with an 80% chance of precipitation. Highs on Sunday will reach 75 degrees with low temperatures down to 33 Sunday night. Monday and Tuesday will also carry low temperatures – around 33 on Monday and 31 on Tuesday – but during otherwise sunny weather.
NWS predicts a greater percent chance of showers beginning Wednesday next week in Houston, though expects mostly cloudy weather with a high of 42 and low of 33 Wednesday night. On Thursday, NWS expects a slightly higher percent chance of showers with a high temperature of 44 degrees – the predicted low temperature of Thursday is not yet listed.
“There’s a possibility of a wintry mix on Wednesday, Wednesday night, or Thursday morning, but this will depend on whether there’s enough moisture for precipitation, and how cold things get,” writes Eric Berger of Space City Weather.
“It’s just not possible to say at this time. Next weekend will probably be a little warmer, but still chilly.”
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