The city of Austin is set to see a mix of foggy circumstances and potential rain showers in the coming days, with forecasts indicating a gentle dance of sunshine and clouds through the week, as per National Weather Service report. Austinites are waking up to patchy fog this morning and should expect mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of clarity as the day progresses. Patchy fog will continue to play a regular role in the daily weather narrative, wrapping around early mornings and late nights.
Cloudy and cool with patchy fog over some areas through mid morning. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies out west and cloudy skies over the east . Next rain maker comes in on Thursday night into Friday. Dry and warm over the weekend. #txwx pic.twitter.com/NzdSHFLaXZ
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) January 3, 2024
With yesterday's rainfall totaling 1.28 inches at Camp Mabry, as KXAN reports, Austin saw a significant potion of its normal January rainfall in just a span of a day, accounting for nearly half of the month's typical precipitation. The next wave of wet weather is projected to arrive by tomorrow afternoon with widespread rains anticipated in the Hill Country regions, the weather is not stopping at these light interruptions, nighttime will bring its own brand of showers before the break of dawn on Friday. Meanwhile, an upper-level disturbance is already casting its influence from the Californian coast and is expected to chart a similar course to the system that delivered yesterday's soakings.
As the weekend draws near, Austinites should gear up for drier conditions, anticipating sunny skies Saturday with highs sauntering into the 60s. It's not all clear skies ahead though, another weather system teamed up with a strong cold front is forecasted to roll in late Sunday night, which could bucket down more rain by Monday. Despite the prospect of such tumultuous conditions, the expected combined rainfall from these impending systems is predicted to stay under an inch, ensuring residents shouldn't have to brave any extreme weather.
Looking towards the tail end of the week, the city is prepared to garner more scattered showers with a high likelihood of rain on Thursday night, boasting a 90% chance of precipitation, as residents snuggle into their homes, the mist may roll in again, resting its ghostly fingers across the darkened streets. Friday draws the curtains on the eventful weather with the possibility of showers lingering until noon, before giving way to areas of fog clearing out by late morning. The skies are to then mercifully part, with the sun striving to imprint its warmth on the lands below, as the city rides the wave of this atmospheric push and pull.
