The weather in Austin is taking a turn for the pleasant with the National Weather Service forecasting a sunny day with a high near 68 degrees, accompanied by a brisk north northwest wind at speeds that could gust up to 35 mph. It seems like the perfect moment to pull out the light jackets and enjoy the crisp air that the city is offering up today. As the temperature cools down in the evening, the clear skies will stick around, and so will the wind, though it will drop to a lighter 5 to 10 mph, gusting at times to 25 mph.
The serenity seems set to continue into Thursday with another sunny day on the charts, the high is expected to be a comfortable 71 degrees, and the northwest winds maintain a mellow pace at around 5 mph. Thursday night will be "Clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind," according to the forecast from the National Weather Service. The weather pattern holds for Friday, promising another sunny day with highs warming slightly towards the mid-70s. The calm winds will shift to southeast around the afternoon.
Changes are afoot for the weekend, however. Saturday brings with it a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms post-lunchtime, though it stays mostly sunny with highs consistently in the mid-70s. As the wind takes an easterly turn, it's going to pick up a bit, going from light to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. By Saturday night, the activity subsides, giving way to clear skies and a low around 52 degrees, with the north wind maintaining that 5 to 10 mph pace.
It looks like Austin residents have a bright week ahead: Sunday's going to be "Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph," the forecast from the National Weather Service continues. This pattern rolls into the first of the week, with Monday and Tuesday also expected to be sunny days, the high on Monday pushing towards the upper 70s, and Tuesday could just touch 80 degrees, hinting at the gradual, almost imperceptible shift towards warmer days and the inevitable Texas heat that follows.
