Houston, TX – The air feels calm and a touch cool this morning, but sunshine is waiting just over the horizon. After a cloudy start, Houston’s December warmth will make a comeback, bringing a week that feels more like early fall than midwinter.
According to the National Weather Service in Houston, highs climb from the upper 50s Monday to the mid-70s by Thursday, powered by clear skies and light southerly breezes. By Tuesday, sunshine dominates with highs near 63°F, and by midweek, temperatures reach 72–75°F — about 10–15 degrees above normal for early December.
Calm weather will define much of the week, but don’t let the mild pattern fool you. Meteorologists are tracking a shift by late weekend, when cooler air from the north could nudge temperatures back into the 50s and low 60s, especially across inland counties.
Morning lows stay comfortable — 40s early week, warming to near 60°F by Thursday night — making this an ideal stretch for holiday errands, yard work, or outdoor dining. However, the humidity will slowly build late week, giving mornings a light fog or haze near the coast and on I-45 during the early commute.
For now, it’s a welcome break from the country’s Arctic chill spreading northward into the Great Lakes and Northeast. Still, long-range models suggest a pattern flip around December 14–17, when colder air could once again spill south toward the Gulf.
