Heading to Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? If so, be sure to bundle up since temperatures to kick off Turkey Day are chilly.

Wednesday morning is starting off on the cooler side while its more sunny and breezy in the afternoon. We'll have highs in the 60s for Thanksgiving.

Houston started the morning with mostly cloudy skies and a temperature near 54°F, along with a light northeast breeze. Skies are expected to become mostly sunny in the afternoon, with temperatures reaching the low 60s. Winds are forecast to remain between 5 and 10 mph, with occasional stronger gusts on exposed bridges and open stretches of road.

Record heat and worsening drought have shaped Houston’s fall, stressing vegetation, raising fire danger and setting up a warm, dry start to winter.

When the annual downtown parade starts at 9 a.m. Thursday, temperatures are expected to be in the low- to mid-50s, according to the National Weather Service.

Houston's Thanksgiving forecast shows clear skies, while the city's autumn has been marked by above-average warmth and drought, with a dry and warm fall season.

Emergency crews continued to clear Houston-area neighborhoods Tuesday morning, following Monday’s severe weather and tornado. The tornado damaged neighborhoods in northwest Houston, with strong winds knocking down trees,

More than 100 homes have been damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston, authorities in Texas said Monday. No injuries were reported. Photos and drone video posted on Facebook by the Harris County Precinct 3 constable showed roofs with shingles ripped off. Some debris blocked roads.

CYPRESS, Texas — Kenny Beck surveyed the damage Tuesday to his family’s two-story home after at least two tornadoes tore through the Houston area, damaging over 100 homes at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week that has Americans closely eyeing the weather.

Houston and much of Southeast Texas are under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.