Austin's weather today plays it cool and mostly clear, with a high near 84, and the south winds keeping things at a mild 5 to 10 mph, though gusts could pick up to 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service. For night owls, the evening promises increasing clouds with the temperature dropping to around 63, and winds from the southeast could see gusts as high as 30 mph.

Looking ahead to Sunday, the forecast suggests mostly cloudy skies with a punchier high tipping to around 86 and the southern breeze sustaining its mellow 5 to 10 mph flow, gusts might reach 20 mph; and as the night approaches, the chance of showers and thunderstorms creeps up to 30 percent, mainly before 1 a.m. The upcoming week kicks off with sunshine on Monday and temperatures soaring close to 85, lifting the spirits high with a gentle north-northeast wind rolling at 5 mph.

The pleasant trend holds through the week, with Tuesday heating up Austin with a sunny high flirting with the 90-degree mark, and just when the evening cools down to a partly cloudy 63, calm returns and the south-southeast wind takes a break, becoming a whisper after midnight. Midweek has Austinites navigating through mostly cloudy times, with Wednesday's high stabilizing near 87, and a calm changing to a light east-southeast wind in the afternoon, whereas the night is set to maintain mostly cloudy conditions with a low hovering around 62.

The weather plot thickens by Thursday as it brings a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with mostly cloudy skies and a noticeable dip in the daytime temperature settling near 80, and the threat of rain doesn't let up as the likelihood of nighttime showers and thunderstorms rises to a confident 60 percent, cloudy skies reigning throughout with a low of about 64 degrees. Friday maintains this showery and stormy stance, keeping a 50 percent chance alive and holding onto mostly cloudy skies with a high of around 82.