Austin residents can enjoy a serene Sunday with weather forecasts promising sunny skies and a comfortable high of 65 degrees, courtesy of a northwest wind sweeping through at 5 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The week ahead looks similarly mild with no signs of freezing temperatures, as the mornings are expected to hold steady in the 40s, climbing to the upper 60s and low 70s during the day, a pattern that's forecasted to stay the course until Friday.
Thursday marks the arrival of February, revealing skies partly veiled by clouds with the mercury hovering in the mid to upper 60s, a prelude to the increasing likelihood of rain by Friday evening, an upper-level trough is setting the stage for potential thunderstorms after the witching hour, this forecast was detailed in a report from KXAN.
It's looking like a great day to be outside today with mild highs in the mid to upper 60s and sunny skies expected. Dry conditions will continue through the week with precipitation chances returning Friday night. #txwx pic.twitter.com/DUcaNCQ3ta
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) January 28, 2024
The weekend could invite some tumultuous weather as the chance for rain and thunderstorms persists into Saturday morning, followed by intermittent showers in the afternoon, some areas are expected to accumulate more than an inch of rain by late Saturday night, setting the stage for a chilly Sunday next week, with peaks of mid to upper 50s.
El Niño is shaping up this winter’s weather narrative for Austin; the city has witnessed its fifth wettest January on record at Camp Mabry, with 4.46 inches from Sunday to Thursday pumping the monthly total to 6.07 inches, "January 2024 will be the fifth wettest January at Austin’s Camp Mabry," as per the numbers from KXAN's report, while the Hill Country remains parched, there's an expectation, or rather, a hope that February will quench its thirst with more generous downpours west of I-35.
