Austin Weather: Week of Sun and Storms with Temperatures in the High 80s

As residents of Austin grapple with the ebb and flow of spring weather patterns, they can expect a mix of sun and storms in the coming week. According to the National Weather Service, today holds a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, yet this will progressively give way to mostly sunny skies, with temperatures peaking around 88 degrees. The Southeasterly winds may kick up dust and leaves in their occasional gusts, reaching speeds of up to 20 mph.

As the cloak of dusk settles, the probability of precipitation drops to a modest 20 percent but only before the clock strikes 10 p.m., tonight's forecast suggests increasing cloudiness with the mercury dipping to a comfortable 69 degrees while a Southeasterly breeze softens to a gentle whisper, sporadically.



Looking ahead to Friday, clouds may relent but only partially, sharing the sky with the sun as temperatures rally to the high 80s once again, with a recurring chance for showers and thunderstorms post 1 p.m., the South Southeasterly winds remaining as the day's soft-spoken backdrop.

The weekend forecast teases with the possibility of brief thunderstorms Friday night, although with a mere 10 percent chance; this may be no more than a faint murmur in the night's increasing clouds, a repetition of the low around 69 degrees. Saturday maintains this lukewarm promise; partly sunny vistas are interrupted with scattered clouds, and temperatures are steady in the upper 80s, the winds picking up the familiar scent of the Southeast at a gentle pace of 5 mph in the afternoon.The warmth lingers and intensifies on Sunday, nudging the thermometer further towards the 92-degree mark, the southern winds flirt with the outer branches, gusting at times up to 20 mph as we drift into another mostly cloudy night—and Monday refuses to buck the trend, standing pat with similar temperatures and persistent cloud presence, the South wind's persistence is part of the week's steady cadence.

Thunderstorms seem to hover like a question mark over Tuesday, the chance of their occurrence a solid 30 percent, growing to 40 percent as the dark encroaches, and Wednesday offers a more definitive answer: showers and thunderstorms are likely, the forecast a promise of moisture and a tempering of heat to near 85 degrees..