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Above-normal temperatures are favored through the end of April across central and southern Texas, according to NOAA\u2019s Climate Prediction Center. While the trend leans warmer, we don\u2019t yet have a strong signal that extreme or sustained early-summer heat will take hold over the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
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Houston is\u00a0getting a taste of summer<\/a>, but it\u2019s not the real thing just yet.<\/p>\n After a mostly quiet and warm Thursday, the forecast into Friday and the weekend looks more like a summer preview than a full seasonal shift.\u00a0<\/p>\n THIS WEEKEND ONLY: Hurricane supplies are tax-free in Texas this weekend only. Here\u2019s what to buy now.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Temperatures are trending upward, humidity is creeping in and rain chances are becoming more scattered\u00a0\u2014 a combination that might feel familiar in a few more weeks, but it isn\u2019t fully locked in yet.<\/p>\n Temperatures climb toward 90<\/p>\n Peak daytime temperatures will continue to rise through the end of the week, approaching the 90-degree mark by Saturday. That\u2019s a noticeable shift toward early-summer warmth, especially for April, and it will come with a gradual increase in humidity.<\/p>\n Even so, this doesn\u2019t appear to be a sustained heat wave. The pattern still shows some variability, suggesting Houston is in more of a transition phase rather than a full seasonal change.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Spotty storms continue, with a low-end risk Friday<\/p>\n Rain chances drop off after Thursday, but they won\u2019t disappear entirely. Each day through the weekend carries at least a small chance for a stray afternoon or early evening storm, driven mainly by daytime heating.<\/p>\n The severe weather outlook for Friday in Southeast Texas includes a risk for isolated thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind and possibly hail, according to NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center.<\/p>\n NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center<\/p>\n Friday stands out a bit more. The National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has placed areas generally along and north of Interstate 10 under a low-end level 1 of 5 risk for severe weather. Isolated to scattered storms are expected to develop during the afternoon and could persist into the evening.<\/p>\n SEVERE LEVELS EXPLAINED: How to understand storm risk levels in Houston weather forecasts.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The threat of severe weather is conditional\u00a0\u2014 meaning many storms could struggle to organize\u00a0\u2014 but any storm that can sustain an updraft could briefly become strong. The main concerns would be damaging wind gusts and hail, especially in stronger storm cells.<\/p>\n Outside of that, storm activity\u00a0should remain limited. Most neighborhoods will stay dry<\/a>, while a few could see short-lived downpours, lightning and gusty winds.<\/p>\n Long-range outlook keeps Houston warmer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n