National Weather Service
Tuesday forecast for Austin: Areas along and west of the Interstate 35 corridor face the threat of severe weather this afternoon and early evening, according to the National Weather Service. The thunderstorms will likely develop mainly after 1 p.m. as temperatures rise to near 84 degrees. Rainfall amounts between a quarter-inch and a half-inch are possible, the weather service says.
At night, the storms will continue but taper off mainly before 1 a.m. The nighttime low temperature is expected to settle around 67 degrees as winds shift from the south to become north-northeast winds of 5 to 10 mph. Some parts of the Austin metro area could see additional rainfall amounts between a half-inch and three-quarters of an inch.
Looking ahead to the rest of the work week, strong thunderstorms continue to pose a threat and isolated heavy downpours could produce flash flooding with Central Texas soil already saturated from recent rains.
- Wednesday’s outlook calls for a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies with a high near 80 degrees.But at night, rain chances ramp up to 50 percent, with a low around 67. Severe storms are possible, with the main threats being damaging winds and hail, the weather service says.
- Thunderstorms area all but certain on Thursday. Some of the storms are expected to produce heavy rainfall as east winds around 10 mph will become south southeast in the afternoon, the weather service says. Between Tuesday and Thursday, the Austin metro area see as much as 4 to 5 inches of accumulated rain. At night, the chances for storms remains high at 60 percent under mostly cloudy skies and a low temperature around 68 degrees.
- By Friday, rain chances diminish to around 20 percent as sunshine makes a comeback along with warm temperatures, which should top out at 84 degrees. At night, forecasters are calling for partly cloudy skies with a low around 67.
