Sunny weather returns to Houston as Francine moves out

HOUSTON – Hurricane Francine moved out and the summer sizzle moves back in for the weekend!

Francine strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday afternoon ahead of making landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana a few minutes after 5:00 PM CDT with 100 mile-an-hour sustained winds. The storm has been downgraded to a tropical storm and will move north into Mississippi and Tennessee raining multiple inches of rain through Friday.

Thursday’s Forecast:

Thursday we will be dry with temperatures warming to the upper-80s. We will see more sunshine as the day goes on.

Rest of the Week:

With Francine moving out, the sunshine will quickly return! Temperatures will return to the mid-90s by Friday with heat index values reaching the triple-digits Saturday.

Tracking the Tropics:

There are other tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean and newly formed Tropical Depression Seven. TD 7 is in the eastern Atlantic and not a threat to the US at this time. This is expected to become Tropical Storm Gordon Thursday. We’ll continue to monitor the other tropical waves as the Atlantic is finally waking up for the second half of the season.

10-day Forecast:

There are a few small chances of rain on the 10-day forecast with temperatures mostly in the 90s after tomorrow.