{"id":522914,"date":"2026-01-17T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522914\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:03:11","slug":"houston-braces-for-chilly-weekend-as-winds-ramp-up-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522914\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston braces for chilly weekend as winds ramp up today."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Today\u2019s Forecast: <\/b>As soon as you step outside, you\u2019ll instantly feel the aftermath of yesterday\u2019s front &#8211; with morning lows in the 40s and 50s, and we\u2019ll track for a light freeze by Sunday morning. Followed by a gorgeous MLK Day &#8211; sunny and 64.<\/p>\n<p>MLK WEEKEND (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Today we\u2019re tracking a noticeable drop from Friday\u2019s high in the 70s to Saturday\u2019s high in the 50s. But you\u2019ll want to dress in layers today because we\u2019re tracking gusty conditions throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Planning Forecast (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Saturday &#8211; Red flag warning as winds fuel critical fire risk:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Thanks to the front, we\u2019re also tracking a Red Flag Warning for some, not all. We\u2019ll start the weekend with dry air and strong northeast winds. Winds are expected to ramp up early in the morning west of I-45, with gusts peaking in the mid-20s and possibly hitting 30 miles per hour by the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The red flag warning goes from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and covers most areas west of I-45\u2014note that Harris County is not included. With relative humidity sinking to just 10 to 20 percent, even a small spark could mean a fast-moving fire. The advice is clear: use extra caution with anything that could start a fire.<\/p>\n<p>From 9am to 8pm Saturday (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<b>Sunday morning &#8211; Light freeze expected for parts of the Houston area:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Sunday morning is shaping up to be the coldest part of the weekend. A light freeze for areas northwest of a line from El Campo, through Houston, and up to Liberty. If you\u2019re southeast of that line, including The Gulf coast, temperatures are predicted to stay just above freezing, with spots like Galveston in the 40s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Expect that cold air to linger, with highs Sunday reaching only the upper 50s. Winds will be a bit lighter, but it\u2019ll still feel brisk.<\/p>\n<p>A light freeze for parts of southeast Texas (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Sunday Afternoon: <\/b>Are you ready for some football?! We\u2019re tracking a COLD forecast for the playoffs, 30s with a chance for light snow, with no roof at Gillette stadium in Foxborough. <\/p>\n<p>Texans Forecast at Gillette Stadium (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Thankfully, for us in Houston, we won\u2019t be THAT cold- but layers are still your best defense! Here\u2019s a look at your watch party forecast:<\/p>\n<p>Watch Party Forecast (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>MLK Day:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">By MLK day we will see temperatures warm back up into the mid-60s under mostly sunny skies. <\/p>\n<p>MLK Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Your Extended Forecast: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Looking beyond the holiday, there is another dip in temperatures Tuesday, along with a chance of rain on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by another warming trend as next weekend arrives.<\/p>\n<p>10 day forecast (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)Anthony&#8217;s Weather Lab<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Forecast: As soon as you step outside, you\u2019ll instantly feel the aftermath of yesterday\u2019s front &#8211; with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":522915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[1599,4345,5471,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-522914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-forecast","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-weather","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115910816849646617","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}