Houston weather: Cold front to bring near-freezing temps next week

HOUSTON - Southeast Texas is waking up with temperatures in the 50s and 60s with mostly quiet skies.

Highs for Friday will reach the upper 60s, but much warmer temperatures are on the way for the weekend. Ahead of a strong cold front, highs Sunday will soar to the 70s.

Sunday also brings the chance for strong to severe storms. As of today, the Storm Prediction Center has outlined the northeastern viewing area in a 2/5 risk for severe weather and the Houston-area at a 1/5 risk.

We have declared Sunday a Storm Alert Day.

The main weather threats will be heavy rain, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. The strong cold front will sweep through the region on Sunday night, ushering in cold air Monday morning meaning Southeast Texas will wake up to near-freezing temperatures.

Highs will remain in the 40s each day next week. An area of low pressure will bring moisture by the middle and end of the week.

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The big question is, will Houston see sleet or snow? We would need freezing temperatures to line up with the moisture and models are still in disagreement about that timing.

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