Houston weather: Another nice day on the way for Friday before rainy weekend

All right, 9:40. Now let's get a look at the forecast with Marisha, because if you're heading into the weekend, you might have to change some plans. We got some ups. We got some downs. But of course, today was close to perfect. And it's all thanks to this cold front that I'm about to show you. We actually had a cold front drop in this morning. Didn't bring a big round of storms, but it brought in a lot of drier air. So that's why those thick clouds finally rolled out and we got to enjoy some sunshine. It was a reward after what we've been through earlier in the week with all of the gloomy overcast skies. You can see all of the orange on this map. This is our water vapor loop showing the moisture in the mid upper levels of the atmosphere. And when you see the orange, that is a lot of dry air pushing in behind this front. That is why the dew points have dipped from the 60s to the 40s. So we are feeling great outside. We're pleasant with the air temperature in the 60s and no major cloud cover. Certainly no rainfall to worry about. It's already down to 54 in Amarillo, and as I expand the view, the super chilly air across the U.S., of course, bottled up in the north. We've got 29 degrees, sub-freezing in Minneapolis, 37 in Kansas City. It's gonna be cooler tonight, but not quite that chilly. You may need the light jacket, though, in the morning. It's gonna be a cooler start. With a sunny and mild afternoon, temperatures will rebound quickly, close to 80 tomorrow afternoon. This weekend, we're gonna have to worry about maybe multiple rounds of heavy rain and storms. I think it's some showers Saturday evening, and then a much better chance for storms and downpours for Sunday. Here's the good thing. If you need a little bit more of that sunshine, you will have your shot all day tomorrow. And I think the first part of Saturday, there will still be some sun. But by Saturday afternoon, around 4 p.m., notice those showers starting to roll into some of our western spots, maybe over towards College Station, Columbus, Navasota, Brenham. And then as we go into Sunday morning, more widespread rain breaking out ahead of a stronger cold front that is going to push in likely by Sunday evening. So I think the worst of this rain, It's likely going to be Sunday afternoon through early Sunday evening. Notice our GFS model around 4 to 5 p.m. showing a big blob of rain sitting right over us. And there could be some strong storms mixing in as well. So go ahead and make your plans this weekend. But just keep in mind, if the plans take you outside Sunday afternoon through Sunday night, there could be some issues with weather. Also, this model has increased our projected rainfall, showing anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain. That means there could be some flooded streets and we're still in that low risk for flash flooding for Sunday and there's a chance that could increase and certainly be aware. Make sure you avoid any flooded spots if they pop up, especially those areas in and around Houston that you know are quick to flood. As far as temperatures, thanks to this morning's front, we're in the low 50s for the next few mornings in Houston, likely 40s north of Houston going into the next few afternoons. It's a quick rebound. We'll go from 40s and 50s to 70s for tomorrow, 72, Saturday with a few late day showers and then Sunday is going to be the weather day where it's not going to be that great out there with heavy rain storms. It's a 70% chance now there could be some flooding and behind Sunday evening's front. It's a chilly start to the work and school week on Monday with highs only near 60 and overnight lows Monday night in the 40s and 50s. So finally we're getting more of these fronts in and more days of fall like weather.