Austin is set for some sunny skies and swings in temperature this week, according to National Weather Service forecasts. The week starts with an expected high near 72 degrees on Sunday before another cold front sweeps in to lower the mood—and the mercury. Many will see a chill set in with a low of around 45 degrees tonight.
Monday promises more sun but with cooler highs reaching near 66, as northerly winds blow in at 5 to 15 mph, potentially gusting up to 20 mph. Those waking up early Tuesday can brace for a particularly cold morning, as they are greeted with lows dipping to the frosty 30s.
Looking further into the week, clouds are on the horizon for Tuesday and Wednesday. "We will lose the sunshine in favor of clouds Tuesday and Wednesday," reported KXAN, with Tuesday's highs estimated at the upper 50s to low 60s and warming slightly on Wednesday to the upper 60s or near 70 degrees.
Changes are due later in the week as conditions become more unsettled. Moisture from both the Pacific and the Gulf are expected to converge over the region, increasing chances of rain beginning Thursday and persisting through the weekend. "Rain chances begin Thursday and Thursday night," KXAN notes, marking the start of an upward trend in precipitation probabilities that peak at 50 percent on both Friday and Saturday.
While the prospect of a white Christmas may be dashed, locals could be in for a wet holiday as rain is also part of the Christmas Eve forecast. And the tail end of December looks to continue the warmer and wetter pattern, diverging from normal highs in the low 60s and normal lows in the low 40s, to offer an end-of-year that's slightly more soggy than snowy.
