Today’s forecast:
Showers are already popping up across our western counties, and we should see pockets of steady rain at times on and off through this evening. If your neighborhood does trick-or-treating Friday evening, I would bring the rain gear with you just in case.
Our next round of rain comes from the tropics. Rain associated with Tropical Storm Vance will move into the state of Texas through Saturday. If this moisture couples with a lifting mechanism, like a small low-pressure disturbance, we’ll get rain these two days.
If the timing is off between the tropical leftovers and the forcing into the sky, the rain will miss us. We’ll get you the hour-by-hour chances as we get closer to Halloween.
By the way, the high of 84° on Halloween is putting us near one of the warmest Halloweens ever recorded. In 2004 we climbed to 88°. This year’s high reaches the mid-80s.
Early Sunday, November 1st, we turn our clocks back one hour. Don’t forget this! 2 am becomes 1 a.m., and we seemingly get an extra hour of sleep. Below is how this affects sunrise and sunset.
After Halloween, we’re watching for some stormy weather on Election Day. Tuesday, a cold front will bring a threat of showers and some strong thunderstorms through the afternoon and early evening hours.
The timing will adjust, but for now it looks like it moves through Tuesday afternoon. This will move temperatures back to the 50s and 70s and drop the humidity again. More details to come on this.
The humidity is back in full force Friday and will remain high through Monday. Election Day Tuesday’s front lowers morning temperatures back to the 50s, with afternoons in the 70s. A northwesterly wind will dry out the air, bringing a fantastic fall feel.
