Rain chances return in Houston, but Halloween trick-or-treating looks okay!

Precipitation has returned:

HOUSTON – We finally see Stormtracker 2's live radar come into action as the start of a weather change that will bring more rain to Houston and Southeast Texas. You can check out the radar below:

Forecast for Wednesday:

Wednesday will be cloudy and warm. Temperatures will start in the mid 70s and warm into the upper 80s. We will see showers and thunderstorms at the start of the day.

These showers and storms are coincidence. This is not a washout with a 40% chance of precipitation. Our chances are highest in the middle of the day.

Halloween prediction:

It rains really hard on Halloween.

Rain chances will move into southeast Texas from the northwest as the front advances. We could see a few showers ahead of the cold front starting Thursday morning. You can see the stronger storms north of the Houston area in this computer model image. The cold front should be here around 6 a.m. Thursday morning.

By midday Thursday, the front is expected to approach the immediate Houston area, accompanied by a line or broken line of showers and thunderstorms.

You can see that our computer models really want to bring this line together better once it gets south of Houston and closer to the coast. We observed very heavy rainfall during some of these storms. The serious threat appears to be very low at the moment, but there is a chance of gusty winds and possibly hail.

By 5 p.m., models project a majority of the storms to move east and south of the Houston area. Even when it's not raining, the streets can be wet. Wet roads would lead to muddy costumes. So if you have a trailing tail or cape to go with the costume, I would recommend wearing lifters or hemming the hem so it doesn't touch the floor.

At this point it doesn't look like there will be any flooding, but before you and your kids go out there's a better chance you'll see a few spotty showers. At sunset, many showers push the front towards the coast.

It looks like the showers will ease as the night progresses. This means we have a higher chance of staying dry when trick-or-treating at night.

Dry and hot October:

Although it's not ideal for it to rain again on Halloween, we need the rain. The dry weather made it incredibly warm for this time of year. We are currently ranked 4th for warmest October on record. And without a drop of rain this month, we currently have the driest October on record. This will not last with our precipitation forecast for Thursday.

With the expected rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday, we should be out of the top ten driest October months. The forecast accumulation will bring a healthy 0.5 to 2 inches across Southeast Texas by Thursday evening.

On the trail of the tropics:

After a quiet period in the tropics, there is an area of ​​broad counterclockwise rotation in the southwest Caribbean Sea that has a 40% chance of developing over the next seven days. Long range data suggests this direction is moving north. We will keep you updated if there is an impact in the United States. Hurricane season lasts until November 30th.

Time change:

Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend! Most appliances will automatically change this for you, but most ovens, microwaves, old cars and wall clocks need to be reset an hour before bedtime on Saturday! That's because on Sunday morning, 2 a.m. turns into 1 a.m., meaning we actually get an extra hour of sleep. This is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke and CO2 detectors.

That extra hour of sleep means big changes to our sunrise and sunset. Early risers usually love this time change as our sunrise occurs at 6am starting Sunday. Night owls often don't like the time change, as our sunset will also be an hour earlier at 5:32 p.m.

10 day forecast:

Our 10-day forecast calls for two cold fronts. The first cold front will bring our chance of rain for Halloween and lower temperatures for the upcoming weekend.

The second cold front is more uncertain, but could potentially be the big fall front we've been waiting for. The stronger cold front is expected to move in around the middle of next week, dropping highs to the 70s and lows to the 50s.