Entering a stretch of mostly dry weather… But here comes the heat
What a wet day across Central Texas. At one point Thursday afternoon, the majority of our area was placed under some type of flood alert… But after today’s rain chances, we say goodbye to the rain and start a long stretch of mostly dry weather beginning this weekend and lasting through the majority of next week, and possibly continuing through Memorial Day Weekend. Now, for the rest of Thursday, the main wave of rain moves out by the evening, but additional scattered shower and thunderstorm activity could move in from the west throughout the late evening and into the early overnight hours. As a reminder, Central Texas is under a Flood Watch until 7 AM Friday. There still could be washed out roads Friday morning, so stay vigilant as you’re getting to work and give yourself some extra commute time just in case. Thankfully though, any rain or storms in Central Texas will be out of here before waking up Friday morning. For the morning commute, look for cloudy skies and mild temperatures around the low to mid 60s. Friday is looking phenomenal! Morning clouds will give way to mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. There could be a stray shower or storm in the area Friday, but more than likely most will see rain-free conditions for the day Friday. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s closing out the work week - Which is actually a little cooler than where we should be for this time of the year. Take advantage of Friday’s temperatures… Because the warmth will really start to crank up over the weekend and there’s not much change in the forecast for the following week either.
Heading into the weekend, we flip the switch to early summer-like weather here in Central Texas as an area of high-pressure begins to build in from the south. That high-pressure system will be dominating our weather all of next week! That means we’re expecting a stretch of mostly rain-free weather, mostly sunny skies, and very warm temperatures. We’re also expecting breezy south winds to be around… And that means the humidity will also be here to stay. As far as temperatures go, outside of Saturday morning’s mid-60s, each morning and each afternoon from Saturday onward throughout every single day next week, will feature morning lows in the upper 60s to near the mid 70s with high temperatures in the upper 80s and mostly low 90s… But factoring in the humidity, our feels-like temperatures will be in the mid 90s to around 100° every day next week. There are some isolated rain and storm chances Wednesday and Thursday of next week, but thankfully as of now, there aren’t any signs of significant rain that would lead to any widespread flooding in our area. We’ll keep you updated on next week’s rain chances, but for the most part, next week is looking quiet and dry for most Central Texans.
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