Following unusually cold temperatures, Houston is expected to get rainfall in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Houston residents have been braving colder-than-average conditions in recent weeks because of a broad weather pattern bringing rare winter weather to parts of the South.

Thursday will bring the combination of muggy air, a cold front and a strong upper-level disturbance. Expect at least a scattering, and possibly a line of strong to severe storms including the slight chance for a tornado or high winds.