Austin residents will experience a wet Christmas Eve with showers and possible thunderstorms hitting the region before noon. The wet weather was joined by patchy fog earlier this morning but is expected to clear up as the day progresses. Temperatures are anticipated to peak near a mild 74 degrees later in the day, with winds switching from south-southwest to west-northwest in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
While driving conditions were to be extra carefully navigated during the morning due to the showers and thunderstorms, no major flooding concerns were reported. Nevertheless, the National Weather Service urged commuters to slow down and budget extra travel time amidst the wet conditions, as cited by a statement obtained by forecast.weather.gov.
The skies are expected to clear up by Christmas Day, giving way to mostly sunny weather and a high near 57 degrees. This clarity will carry through to the beginning of the week, with temperatures expected to drop to around 43 degrees tonight, as northwest winds pick up, potentially gusting as high as 25 mph, per the National Weather Service forecast.
As the city dries up post-deluge, another cold front is forecast to bring in northwest winds later tonight. This will help to hurriedly clear out the skies, with temperatures at midnight likely to hit a comfortable range of 40 degrees to 50 degrees. These conditions are perfect, according to local forecasts from KXAN, which further predicts a run of cold mornings through to Saturday, with lows hovering in the mid to upper 30 degrees.
Looking ahead to next week, the National Weather Service's forecast indicates sunny days with highs around 62 degrees and calm north-northwest winds, while nighttime lows will settle at around 38 degrees.
