Houston's weather forecast: That 70s edition

Originally published at: Houston’s weather forecast: That 70s edition – Space City Weather

In brief: Our forecast is fairly straightforward for the next 10 days, with most every day having high temperatures in the 70s. So we’re having a little fun today by paying homage to the music from that era.

That 70s weather

After today Houston appears likely to experience a string of days with temperatures in the 70s, and our weather will enter something of a Goldilocks zone—not too hot, not too cold. As a result, we thought we’d mix things up today by adding a splash of 70s hit songs to our forecast. So as you head into the weekend, be sure and Take it Easy.

Thursday

If you’re waiting for the 70s era to kick off in terms of temperatures, today’s a day for simply Stayin’ Alive. That’s because high temperatures won’t get into the 70s, but rather will settle into the low- to mid-60s for highs. But there won’t be that chilly wind we saw on Wednesday, and as a result it should feel a little warmer and more Happy outside. Lows tonight will be warmer as well, likely only briefly falling below 50 degrees as the airmass over our region moderates.

Friday

As Rocky Mountain High pressure builds across Texas, this will be a mild, sunny day with high temperatures in the low-70s. Winds will be from the west at about 10 mph. Lows on Friday night will drop to around 50 degrees in Houston.

Saturday

This will be just about a perfect day, with highs in the mid-70s, sunny skies, low humidity, and light winds. This is the weather Dreams are made of.

Sunday

This will be mostly a Blue (sky) Sunday. However, the southerly flow becomes a little more pronounced, we will probably see a few more clouds. Still, this will be a pleasant day with modest southerly winds. I recommend spending a lot of time outside, and that you Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough.

Monday and Tuesday

The 70s party continues next week. However we probably will see more clouds on Monday, and perhaps some scattered showers on Tuesday when there Ain’t No Sunshine. With dewpoints rising to about 60 degrees it will feel a little more humid, but it will still feel fairly dry when you Imagine what it feels like outside during summer in Houston.

Later next week

At some point next week we may have to say Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and leave the 70s. It may happen on Wednesday or Thursday, when a few locations reach 80 degrees, or possibly next weekend if a front drops our daily highs into the 60s. Or it may not happen for awhile longer. Regardless our weather truly looks mild for the next 10 days or so and none of us will need be Riders on the Storm. Enjoy!

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You just had to remind me of disco so early in the morning, didn’t you. Fortunately, I hadn’t eaten yet.

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Eric, you’re the grooviest. Keep those forecasts spinning! :mirror_ball:

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How did you not link “Perfect Day”, the best 70s song of the bunch?!

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…you’re going to reap, just what you sow.

Love the forecast but not a fan of the use of AI.

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This will be just about a perfect day… You missed a golden opportunity to include the song Perfect Day by Lou Reed. Published in 1972. Great song.

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I’ll reply with a song from early on in the 70’s. Let’s Get it On.

We may lose, and we may win, though we will never be here again, so open up I’m climbing in…

one of my top ten songs of all time. thanks for the smile! :star_struck:

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Looks like we’re in for days of “Afternoon Delight,” and I’m here for it! If this beautiful forecast holds, maybe we should start a “Convoy” down to Galveston (1969, so it just misses the theme :D).

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I was gonna say that the weather this winter has been a real “magic carpet ride,” but that’s 60s! Instead I’ll just say that this 70s weather is wild—I’d expect that in “September,” not January.

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@lee I’ll take it. 70’s is good but I’m a 60’s guy.

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Actually, we had some weather like this in the Septembers of 1978 and 1979. It was fun playing SLO-pitch softball in the evenings at Memorial Park in these type of conditions.

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If only we could actually have the 1970s weather again to go along with the music that would be the best.

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Yeah it was really nice back when we used to have actual fall seasons. Even in the 2000s when I was a kid, this area used to have 4 distinct seasons and the summers didn’t last as long as they do now. We used to get real fall cool fronts in September, and it didn’t really get super hot until like late June. Nowdays it practically feels like July by mid May.

Sure, we’ve always had our anamolous hot periods scattered here and there, but it wasn’t the majority of every year like in modern times. I miss the days when we used to have somewhat climate stability.

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@Joseph Exactly. When it gets to around April or so I’m dreading summer.

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Hey guys, really enjoyed the column today and thanks so much for including a reference to my hero of the 70s and beyond, John Denver.

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