As the city gears up for a bustling weekend full of activities including the 96th ABC Kite Fest at Zilker Park, residents and visitors can anticipate a mix of clouds and sunshine with warm breezes. According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for today predicts a sunny afternoon after a mostly cloudy morning, with a high nearing 84 degrees and south winds reaching 15 mph, with the possibility of gusts up to 25 mph.

Evening plans should fare well as increasing clouds tonight are accompanied by lows around 64 degrees and winds sustaining that southerly push. KXAN notes that southerly winds will range from 10 to 20 mph this weekend, with gusts making a bold statement at 20 to 30+ mph each afternoon.

Sunday's conditions are expected to mimic today's, offering another mostly sunny day after some morning cloudiness, and a consistent high of around 84 degrees. A gradual reveal of blue skies should make the perfect backdrop for the Kite Fest and other side events happening throughout the day, where KXAN has promised kites for festival enthusiasts.

Looking ahead to the week, showers and thunderstorms enter the chat as a low-pressure system makes its way from the Pacific coast. Monday night's forecast from the National Weather Service teases a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., escalating into Tuesday, though accumulated totals are expected to be modest at best, a whisper of rain amounting to a few hundredths of an inch to just over a tenth. Thunderstorms, lurking on the horizon, have a chance of turning severe, with KXAN outlining a MARGINAL risk across much of the Hill Country and a SLIGHT risk specifically in northern and western San Saba County.

Wrap up the workweek with an eye on the sky as another round of showers and potential storms are slated for Thursday afternoon, intensifying into Friday, thanks to a cold front ushering in precipitation and a cool down from Thursday's mid to upper 80s to palatable mid to upper 70s by Friday, KXAN reports. Rain totals during this latter part of the week could range from a quarter to half an inch, with more substantial accumulations appearing east of I-35.