Austin residents should brace for a mix of weather this week, with warm and humid conditions peppered by intermittent showers and potential thunderstorms. Today's skies will remain cloudy with temperatures soaring to a high near 83 degrees, alongside a south wind that could hit gusts of 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Mostly cloudy conditions today. Isolated showers will be possible early this evening near and east of the I-35 corridor as well as across the northern Hill Country. pic.twitter.com/SCe7UdHpkx

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Tonight's forecast indicates a slight chance of showers before 10 p.m. followed by another slight possibility after 4 a.m., meanwhile, humidity levels climb, making the air feel stickier and bringing low temperatures to around 68 degrees, meanwhile, the gusts might hit up to 25 mph once more. "Tuesday brings a 20 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m. after which it will be mostly cloudy with temperatures hitting the upper 80s," as per the National Weather Service. The following days will largely mirror these conditions, with chances of rain rearing before the weekend.

A cold front will sweep through the region tonight, presenting a potential for a broken line of showers and storms on Tuesday morning, the storms face their hurdles in development with a predicted low risk of severity, particularly northwest of Hill Country. "Temperatures push into the upper 80s beginning Tuesday through at least Thursday as a polar cold front looks to delay its arrival into Central Texas until next weekend," KXAN reports.

The upcoming weekend forecasts increasingly wetter conditions as the delayed front finally makes its anticipated descent. KXAN warns of a likely uptick in rain chances, particularly on Saturday and Sunday while pinpointing the exact timing remains shrouded by uncertainty, the city can expect some "beneficial rainfall" with early estimates suggesting most areas may receive up to 1 inch of precipitation over the next week, with the majority falling over the weekend, this imbues the atmosphere with a sense of watchfulness as the potential for severe weather looms, albeit specifics remain undefined and dependent on the evolving weather pattern.