Snow in Houston

Last Wednesday, December 10, it snowed in Houston. Weather forecasters were surprised by the system, which did not show a strong chance for snow until Tuesday morning. It began with small ice bits at around 5:30 at the University of Houston, and grew to flakes large enough to land on the ground and not melt right away, as I was driving along Main Street, inside the 610 loop. It tapered off near home, but came back in an hour in force. My sisters enjoyed throwing snowballs at each other and me. Temperatures rose, and the snow, almost half an inch deep in places, melted later in the evening. However, it stayed cold enough in midtown Houston that at 9 AM on Thursday, there was still snow left on cars in the UH parking lot, where I quickly fashioned a snow bunny.

Bunny

The system was a regular nor'easter by midday Thursday, when it looked like this:
NOAA image

And now, temperatures are back in the 70s. Regular Houston weather, right?