Tracking rain for some not all with a severe weather threat on Sunday

OVERVIEW:

Saturday: We’re tracking rain for a select few, but not all, as more than 300,000 are expected to attend the Houston Art Car Parade.

Sunday: A low but real severe weather threat for areas west of I-45.

Let’s plan your weekend together:Saturday

Houston Art Car Parade: Bring the Parade to the People from 11 am to 2 pm today. According to their website more than 315,000 people are expected to enjoy the free event today!

But first, what exactly is an art car?!

Art Car: A vehicle whose owner has modified its appearance in a way to suit their own aesthetic, personality, or creative inspiration.

So if you’re inspired by cars, creativity and innovation — according to neuroscience — it can be healing, requiring your brain to engage in neuroplasticity.

(Neuroplasticity means reshaping and rewiring connections based on what you do, think or experience.) Creative arts can “foster neural adaptability” (Barnett et al., 2024, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience).

Weather & Traffic Together: So here is what you need to know to plan your Saturday.

Weather: We’re tracking a slight chance for rain for a select few but not all areas on the west side and up to the north this afternoon into the evening with wind gusts picking up to 20 mph as we get into the afternoon with a high of 80.

Rain totals less than .10”.

So I say – rain for a select few, but not all.

NWS defines “isolated” as meaning only small, scattered pockets of the area see rain — most will remain dry.

Traffic Delays: The Art Car Parade is from 11-2 pm.

Allen Parkway will shut down this morning at 7 a.m. and will stay that way until 6 p.m. and several streets east of Montrose will be for residents only for the parade.

We are tracking a slight severe weather risk for areas like Columbus, Livingston, College Station and Crockett on Sunday with a marginal risk for severe weather (at least 5%).

1 out of 5 (Marginal): Isolated severe storms are possible — limited in duration, coverage, and intensity.

We’ll watch for a flash flood risk and a slight (at least 15%) for excessive rainfall for areas like College Station and Crockett.

2 out of 5:(Slight)

Slight: Scattered severe storms are possible, short lived and or not widespread, isolated intense storms.

We’ll keep an eye on the chance for thunderstorms, wind gusts and hail. We’ll be tracking lighter rain (areas to the west in the morning) and the chance for stronger storms as we get into Sunday afternoon into the evening hours.

5 am: Watching the chance for rain to the west and north of Houston.

8 am: Watching rain make it’s way closer to Houston on the west side.

4 pm: Watching areas to the west from Columbus, Brenham to Huntsville.

7 pm: Tracking the chance for rain south of Columbus, parts of Houston and to the north of us.

Brittany

Anthony’s Weather Lab

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