Texas Children's Houston Open Weather Report and Forecast
The Texas Children’s Houston Open brings us to the most diverse city in America, and easily a top 5 food city in the U.S., Houston, Texas! Houston is known for volatile weather, and we’ll see our fair share in the first 2 days of the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
As usual in my golf weather forecasts, we’re focusing more on wind than rain. While rain can halt play if it’s heavy enough, it also helps soften and slow the course, which helps as much as it hurts.
With wind, there’s no helpful side; it’s all negative impact. And the impact can lead to dramatic differences in scoring. My goal is always to try to highlight the time frame with the lightest winds and the time frame with the strongest winds to see if there’s a cumulative advantage for one wave over another.
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Texas Children’s Houston Open Weather Forecast
Thursday, March 27th
The weather could be quite problematic from the start. Scattered showers are possible at any time Thursday, morning or afternoon (though slightly more likely in the afternoon). Winds are light to start, at 5-10 mph, and increase to roughly 10 mph by the afternoon with stronger gusts if a burst of rain moves through.
Friday, March 28th
This is, admittedly, a messy day, with very little clarity beyond that. There will be off and on rain showers and potential storms, and when rain moves in, winds could gust over 30 mph. The issue is that models have little-to-no agreement on the exact timing of that rain, with downpours possible in the morning and afternoon and winds kicking up as those rains move in. As of now, I do not have a strong lean on whether the morning or afternoon will be worse for golf wind-wise, or whether or not they will even play a full round.
Saturday, March 29th
Thankfully the rain is clear by the weekend, with just a 10% chance of rain Saturday and winds around 10 mph, slightly higher in the afternoon and slightly lower in the morning.
Sunday, March 30th
Closing it out on a pleasant note. No rain, winds around 10 mph, likely slightly stronger in the afternoon than in the morning.
Texas Children’s Houston Open Weather Thoughts
I hate to do an entire forecast and not end it with a clear “this is the move to take advantage of the weather,” but I don’t have any real lean on which side of the draw will be better off. There’s just too much variability between forecast models on rain timing, and it’s the rain timing that determines the wind timing. On top of that, rain delays are possible at any point Thursday or Friday, so tee times could quickly get thrown out of order. I know it looks decent Thursday morning and good for the weekend, but the entire timeframe from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon is a big question mark.
For the latest info as the Texas Children’s Houston Open forecast changes, stay tuned to @KevinRothWx on Twitter or check my main forecast page.
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