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Cold Front Forecast to Bring Falllike Relief to Southeast Texas This Weekend

Drier air moving south behind the front will lower humidity, cool daytime highs into the 70s, raise coastal winds, create boating hazards.

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This weather radar model for 5 p.m. Tuesday shows where storms could slow down evening commutes across Southeast Texas. 
Temperatures in Austin will be about 10 degrees above our normal mid-October afternoon high of 84 degrees. 
A cold front will move across Texas later this week, ushering in some of the coolest temperatures we’ve felt in five months. 

Overview

  • Tuesday is one of the last chances for scattered afternoon showers or a few quick downpours before drier weather builds over the region.
  • High pressure and southeast winds will keep afternoons in the upper 80s to lower 90s through midweek while nighttime lows edge cooler inland.
  • Forecasters still expect a cold front to push into Southeast Texas late Friday and into the weekend, though the exact timing and strength could change.
  • If the forecast holds, Saturday daytime highs should drop into the 70s and some pre-dawn lows could fall into the 50s, which would be one of the first sub-60 readings in Houston since early May.
  • Winds are expected to strengthen behind the front, with sustained speeds near 30 to 35 mph over bays and Gulf waters, so boaters and coastal residents should monitor National Weather Service marine advisories.