When to expect showers, storms over Houston

HOUSTON – The talk this holiday week has been what the time of the cold front on Christmas Eve is and whether it will spoil the Christmas Day plans.

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The answer is definitely, NO!

Storm timing:

The good news, as I said above, most of the noisy end of this front will move through overnight when most of us, apart from Santa and the reindeer, will be asleep.

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First, let’s talk about what to expect through most of Christmas Eve.

Tuesday morning:

The theme ahead of the front’s arrival is warm, cloudy and windy. I also wouldn’t be shocked to see patchy dense fog on Tuesday morning.

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However, the chances of rain will be on the light side with a few isolated showers drifting in from the coast.

Tuesday afternoon/evening:

A few streamer showers but the front will start to move in by midday across our northern counties.

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It looks like most of the action will fall along the leading edge of the front with a series of showers/thunderstorms.

Accommodation into Christmas:

This is when most of the area will see the action. Expect to hear noisy storms moving quickly from northwest to southeast as the front passes overhead.

There is a small chance to see some strong gusts and even some hail as the storms pass.

Christmas morning:

The line of storms was supposed to move offshore at 5-6 AM and while some roads/grass will be wet, rain chances will drop to 20% or less.

The rest of Christmas Day:

We should be fine for the rest of Christmas/Hanukkah, heat in the mid 70’s, mix of clouds and sun and except for some remaining puddles, no rain!