After a deceptively tranquil Saturday morning in Austin, residents are bracing for a series of thunderstorms set to roll in later today and persisting into the wee hours of Sunday, KXAN reports. A mix of drizzle and patchy fog gave way to mostly cloudy skies earlier today, but with gusty winds on the horizon, the National Weather Service cautions a 70% chance of precipitation heading into tonight.

The evening outlook warns of showers and thunderstorms, particularly after 1 a.m., when conditions are ripe for severe weather events including potential hailstorms – some hail could rival the size of a quarter or larger, and gusty winds might exceed speeds of 58 mph, the storm front charging from the Hill Country toward the I-35 area according to meteorologists, A flood watch remains in effect for Milam County through Sunday afternoon, given the ominous forecast of 1 to 2 inches of rain expected in the northwest Hill Country by midnight, while other areas are looking at up to an inch of rainfall.

But the tempest doesn’t end there – the National Weather Service emphasizes that the entirety of Sunday continues to pose a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms with winds gusting as high as 20 mph. Another round of showers and thunderstorms is anticipated late Sunday morning with a marginal threat of severe storms during the day.

Looking beyond the weekend's stormy specter, the weather patterns begin to shift; come Monday, Austin sees a gradual climb with temperatures edging into the mid-80s under mostly cloudy skies, by Wednesday the heat is slated to intensify, approaching a near-sweltering 93 degrees, though conditions will cool off slightly by Friday with the arrival of a cold front that will introduce northeast winds and a dip in temperatures again, suggesting that even in the heart of Texas, where the heat can jump from mild to scorching in the span of days, the weather is as mercurial as ever.