The Austin area faces a gloomy Christmas Day, with overcast skies keeping temperatures at a chill 58°F. Humidity hovers around 81% with northwest winds moving at a languid pace of 3 mph, as reported by the National Weather Service in the last update earlier today at 11:51 am. A mostly cloudy sky is expected to preside over the day, with a modest rise in temperatures peaking near 64 degrees.
Patchy fog is set to creep in after 4 am tonight, the National Weather Service advises. Alongside increasing clouds, nighttime lows are anticipated to hover around 55, accompanied by an east northeast wind stirring gently at about 5 mph before becoming still. Thursday, unpredictability reigns with a 50% chance of showers; the likelihood of precipitation veiling before noon, then threading the possibility of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3 pm, and again shower chances post 3 pm. All beneath a clearing sky, promising a high around 75.
The remainder of the week after Thursday appears to give way to more agreeable weather, according to the National Weather Service's outlook. Thursday night should be mostly clear with temperatures slipping to a low near 49. Friday brings a warm and inviting forecast—mostly sunny with the mercury anticipated to climb to 78 degrees. A calm wind is expected to evolve into a gentle south southwest breeze keeping at 5 mph.
Continuing the trend of clement weather, Saturday remains mostly sunny while temperatures persist at near 78 degrees with a west wind developing at around 5 mph. As night falls, the skies are predicted to remain mostly transparent, inviting a low around 49 degrees to settle in. "Sunday Sunny, with a high near 77," the forecast simplifies the expectations, allowing a soft southwest wind to emerge in the afternoon. Throughout Sunday night, the clarity of the skies persists while the temperature descends slightly to around 52.
Welcoming the week anew, Monday's forecast paints a picture of persistent sunshine boosting temperatures upward to 81, with nighttime promising clear conditions and a low of about 51 degrees. Tuesday seems to follow suit in this pattern of luminous warmth, offering unblemished sunny skies and a comfortable high near 70—ushering out the soft blanket of the Christmas overcast in favor of clearer, more resplendent days ahead in Austin.
