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High temperatures across much of Southeast Texas are expected to reach into the upper 90s to near 100 degrees Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The forecast isn\u2019t offering much variety<\/a> this week, but Houston\u2019s summer heat is doing far more than making people sweat.<\/p>\n A sprawling ridge of high air pressure will keep Southeast Texas locked into a familiar August weather pattern<\/a> through the middle of the week, with upper 90s, warm nights and only isolated rain chances. By Thursday, moisture will gradually increase, bringing hit-or-miss afternoon showers and thunderstorms back into the forecast. Summer\u2019s grip, though, isn\u2019t going anywhere just yet.<\/p>\n The weather may look the same every day, but the heat continues reshaping the world around us in surprising ways.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Houston is hot and (mostly) dry through Wednesday<\/p>\n Don\u2019t expect many changes during the first half of the week.<\/p>\n Afternoon highs will climb into the upper 90s across much of Southeast Texas, with a few inland communities briefly reaching 100 degrees. Overnight temperatures will remain in the upper 70s to around 80, providing little relief after sunset.<\/p>\n This map of Southeast Texas shows where widely scattered storms may develop Tuesday afternoon. Rain chances through Wednesday remain less than 20% in most neighborhoods.<\/p>\n Pivotal Weather<\/p>\n The ridge of high atmospheric pressure overhead will also keep rain chances in check. While an isolated sea breeze shower or thunderstorm remain possible, most neighborhoods will stay dry through Wednesday.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Weekend rain chances are inching upward<\/p>\n The first signs of change arrive Thursday as deeper volumes of atmospheric moisture return and a few weak disturbances drift westward along the northern Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n TOO HOT TO FLY: Can it ever be too hot for planes to take off? Here\u2019s how summer weather affects flying.<\/a><\/p>\n Neither change is especially dramatic, but together they should be enough to spark more scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. Rain chances will increase into the 30% to 40% range each afternoon, meaning more neighborhoods should pick up rainfall than earlier this week.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Even so, many neighborhoods will stay dry on any given day, and any storms that do develop should fade around sunset.<\/p>\n Clouds and showers may trim afternoon highs back into the middle 90s by the weekend, but the added humidity will ensure it still feels unmistakably like August. The same heat helping fuel those afternoon storms is also reshaping everyday life in ways many people never notice.<\/p>\n Five surprising ways Houston\u2019s heat affects everyday life<\/p>\n<\/p>\n