Houston weather: Friday rain chances due to Gulf disturbance

Houston weather: Your July 17 overnight forecast

Invest 93-L has no chance for tropical development, but it'll still bring heavy rains to Louisiana and parts of Texas.

Latest on Gulf low

HOUSTON - Luckily, the tropical disturbance near New Orleans has not strengthened and has only a slight chance of becoming a tropical depression. It's mainly going to be a rain-maker for Louisiana through Saturday and could bring us a round of storms Friday.

Whether or not it happens to spin-up into a depression along their coastline, its effects here would still be scattered storms for Friday. 

In the meantime, the rest of today will be mostly cloudy and hot with highs in the mid 90s and an isolated shower possible.

Texas Hill Country drying out

High pressure will bring several days of sunny, dry days for Central Texas and the Hill Country. They will have very warm highs in the mid 90s and possibly 100 by next week. 

Rain looks like it will stay away for at least a week and probably longer.

Hot pattern on the way

After a plume of tropical moisture brings scattered storms on Friday and possibly early Saturday, a heat dome will begin to build across much of the central U.S. and Houston will feel the effects, too. 

Sunday through next weekend are looking mostly sunny and rain-free with daily highs in the mid to upper 90s.

Our first 100-degree day is not impossible, so stay cool.