The city of Austin is looking at a cloudy day with a slim chance of showers, according to the latest weather forecast. There's a 20 percent likelihood that the city will see some rainfall, and residents can also anticipate some patchy fog between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The high is expected to hover around 68 degrees, suggested to the National Weather Service. A light southeast wind will pick up at around 5 mph later in the day.
Tonight, the clouds are set to stick around, with the temperature dropping to a low near 60 degrees. A calm wind is expected to shift south, reaching about 5 mph after midnight. Come Thursday, Austinites can anticipate a mostly cloudy morning, which will then gradually clear up, leading to a high near 77 degrees. The winds will shift from the south-southwest to north in the afternoon, potentially gusting up to 20 mph, which is a slight increase from the gentler breezes of today.
The clear skies are set to continue into Thursday night, with the thermometer expected to drop to around 44 degrees. The north wind will maintain its pace of 5 to 10 mph but will calm down after midnight. Gusts can still reach up to 20 mph. Moving into Friday, sunshine is forecasted with temperatures climbing back to a pleasant 69 degrees. The wind will once again become calm, then turn south-southeast in the afternoon at around 5 mph.
Heading into the weekend, the weather seems to remain favourable for those with plans outdoors. Friday night promises mostly clear skies, with lows around 52 degrees, and a south-southwest wind around 5 mph. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a warm high near 79 degrees, and winds could pick up, gusting as high as 25 mph. Temperatures in the evenings are expected to stay mild with Saturday night lows dipping to around 56 degrees and continued south-southwest winds. Sunday's forecast calls for continued sunshine and a high again reaching near 79 degrees, with light southwest winds.
