Houston Weather at Noon: 73 Degrees in Showers, a High Near 79, and Election Day Storms Still Ahead Tuesday

Houston reached noon on Halloween in the middle of its one wet window. The station's live weather feed read 72.8 degrees at midday Saturday with rain showers overhead, a feels-like reading of 81.6 in the saturated air, and the day headed for a high of 78.7 with a 36 percent precipitation figure on the daily summary. FOX 26's Houston forecast, read alongside the feed, keeps scattered showers and a few storms possible near the coast through the afternoon.

The evening remains the part of the day families are planning around, and it still looks workable. FOX 26's read has the rain off and on through the day with spotty afternoon storms and isolated showers possible right at trick-or-treat time, with most models tapering the rain through the evening so that many areas end up rain-free. The practical advice has not changed since the morning files: carry the umbrella at midday, check the sky again at dusk, and expect damp streets rather than a washout.

Sunday flips the script twice over. Clocks fall back at 2 a.m., and the station feed puts Sunday under code-3 overcast skies with a high of 79.1, a low of 68 and a precipitation chance of just 3 percent - a dry, quiet day. Monday warms to 83.6 with light rain chances of 12 percent before the week's main event arrives.

That event is Election Day. The station feed puts Tuesday under code 96 - thunderstorms - with a high of 81.7, a low of 65 and an 88 percent precipitation figure, the highest of the week. FOX 26 attributes the storms to a cold front sliding through on Election Day, capable of widespread heavy rain and strong winds, with pleasant, cooler air settling in behind it: the feed has Wednesday clear at 75.3 and Thursday clear at 81.1. Harris County voters who can plan around Tuesday's weather window should; the Weather Desk's next full file is the 17:00 evening update.