Residents in Austin should keep an umbrella close at hand throughout much of the upcoming week, with chances of showers and thunderstorms peppered across the forecast. The National Weather Service predicts a 40 percent chance of precipitation mainly before 4pm today, accompanying partly sunny skies and a high hovering near 87 degrees. Tonight "A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm," the forecast notes, followed by an increase in cloud coverage and a low settling around 74 degrees.
The heat will ramp up on Friday, with a near 94-degree high and heat index values that could make it feel as scorching as 109 degrees. In the whirling South wind around 5 to 10 mph, a faint 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 am remains. The evening cools slightly with increasing clouds and a low temperature drawing down to approximately 76 degrees.
Looking towards the weekend, Saturday maintains a relatively low chance, 20 percent, of showers and thunderstorms emerging after 1pm, under mostly sunny skies and a persistent high around 95 degrees. That night's partly cloudy skies mirror Friday's with the South southeast wind drawing back to a gentle 5 mph and the mercury dipping to about 76 degrees.
Sunday's forecast echoes the previous days with a modest chance of late afternoon storms at 20 percent under mostly sunny skies, the temperature climbing again near the 95-degree mark. Sunday Night "Partly cloudy, with a low around 75," indicates a continuation of warm evenings with little alleviation from the day's heat and a soft South wind at play, as reported by NWS. The beginning of the workweek shows little change, offering mostly sunny conditions on Monday and high temperatures pushing upwards of 95 degrees.
As Tuesday arrives, Austinites might begin to feel the brunt of the heat with the thermometer slated to hit near 97 degrees under sunny skies. The night sky will likely remain clear, as temperatures stubbornly hover around 76 degrees. By Wednesday, the faint pattern of potential rainfall persists, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms noted, yet the high temperature is expected to stay steadfast near 97 degrees. With such fluctuations, locals should remain prepared for intermittent summer storms while battling the persistent Texas heat.
