Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
313 FXUS64 KHGX 051902 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 102 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE... .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered light rain showers continue across the coastal areas this afternoon. Heaviest showers remain offshore - Chilly weather continues tonight. Brief warm-up over the weekend before another cold front brings a chilly start to the next week. -Hazardous marine conditions possible this weekend behind the front Sunday. Winds of 20-25 kts with gusts to 30 kts possible && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1206 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025 Cloudy skies and chilly temperatures continue this afternoon. High pressure will move in from the west and clouds will begin clearing out from NW to SE during the day Saturday in response. As skies clear and winds become southerly, WAA will bring daytime highs closer to average for this time of year. Inland temperatures will generally be in the 60s through the weekend with highs closer to 70 degrees along the coast. Lows for Saturday night will be slightly warmer A dry cold front will move through Sunday night and bring overnight temperatures down into the 30s to 40s. Northerly winds will keep daytime highs in the 50s to near 60F on Monday. Another warming trend will bring highs back into the 60s to low 70s Tuesday through the end of the week. Bailey && .AVIATION... (12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 530 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025 Low cigs and isolated to scattered shra expected today. Best chance of shra will be from I-10 to the coast. Cig forecast is somewhat complicated today. Confidence is relatively high that there will be clouds in the IFR to low-end MVFR level. However, there is a chance that the deck could become scattered, at least occasionally, resulting in VFR conditions. For now, the forecast shows mostly MVFR cigs through the rest of today and into tonight. Most shra activity is expected to be over by 21Z. However, there may be another round of scattered shra by tomorrow morning near the coast. && .MARINE... Issued at 1206 PM CST Fri Dec 5 2025 Scattered to widespread light to occasionally moderate showers will persist through tonight. These showers will exit to the east by Saturday morning. Light northerly winds expected through early Saturday afternoon with winds veering to onshore by Saturday evening. Patchy sea fog may develop in the bays and gulf waters Saturday night into Sunday as warmer air overruns cooler water temperatures. Onshore winds will not last long as winds turn northwesterly Sunday afternoon following the passage of a dry cold front. Strong northwesterly winds of 20-25kt with gusts to 30kt develop Sunday evening and continue into Monday morning. These strong winds will also lead to seas of 5-7ft during this timeframe. Conditions improve through the day on Monday with light north to northeasterly winds expected by Monday night. Bailey && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 53 44 69 53 / 10 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 53 47 68 55 / 20 10 10 0 Galveston (GLS) 59 52 68 61 / 40 40 20 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Bailey AVIATION...Self MARINE...Bailey