Saharan air drops rain chances Thursday, but it pops right back up this weekend

Saharan dust will cut Thursday's rain chance down to just 20%, but we have increased rain chances for this weekend and early next week.
By Travis Herzog at ABC13 Houston (KTRK) · · 1 min read

Saharan dust will cut Thursday's rain chance down to just 20%, but we have increased rain chances for this weekend and early next week.
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