{"id":233829,"date":"2026-04-03T18:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/233829\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:27:12","slug":"isolated-severe-storms-possible-in-houston-area-this-easter-weekend-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/233829\/","title":{"rendered":"Isolated severe storms possible in Houston area this Easter weekend \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775240829_104_4.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775240829_104_4.jpg\" alt=\"NWS forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Provided\/NWS Houston, Galveston Office<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>There is potential for strong to severe isolated storms Saturday in the Houston area as a cold front is forecast to move through the region, according to the National Weather Service Houston\/Galveston office. <\/p>\n<p>Beginning Saturday evening, a cold front is expected to move in from the northwest, bringing the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms into the night, according to the NWS. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"NWS forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Provided\/NWS Houston, Galveston Office<\/p>\n<p>NWS forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The high for Friday is expected to reach 83 degrees in the Houston metro area, but by Sunday, temperatures are expected to be anywhere from 65 to 70 degrees. <\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday, the NWS warned of a marginal risk of severe weather and excessive rainfall from Galveston to College Station on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In terms of total precipitation, we&#8217;re looking up to 1 to 1.5 inches of rain,&#8221; said Janice Maldonado, a meteorologist at the Houston\/Galveston NWS office. &#8220;Some areas may get less, but the highest that we have right now is up to 1.5.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Isolated storms may persist south of I-10 into Sunday, according to the NWS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775240832_192_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-548099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775240832_192_1.jpg\" alt=\"NWS forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Provided\/NWS Houston, Galveston Office<\/p>\n<p>NWS forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Maldonado said the front is also expected to keep temperatures cooler in the region into next week. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Sunday, temperatures will be in the upper 60s to low 70s because we still may have some isolated showers,&#8221; Maldonado said. &#8220;Then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at least, we will have temperatures in the 70s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maldonado said next week\u2019s weather will be a return to near seasonal temperatures after experiencing some higher-than-average temperatures in late March. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Provided\/NWS Houston, Galveston Office National Weather Service forecast for the 2026 Easter weekend. 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