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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Grab your jackets and your umbrellas! A rainy cold front is blowing back through SE Texas, dropping temps from the 70s to the 50s as it pushes toward the Gulf Coast.

A strong cold front will move across the area Saturday, bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms near and east of Highway 69. This includes the Tulsa metro area. Much colder air will filter ...

Note: This forecast is issued at midday EST (11:30 am CST, 10:00 am WST) and is valid for 36 hours from the computer model base time.