More Rounds of Showers and Storms Over the Weekend
A Flood Watch is in place for our eastern counties until 1PM Sunday.
The end of April and start to May have been very wet and active for Central Texas… And the stormy weather pattern continues through the weekend and possibly into the next week too. A Flood Watch is in place for our eastern counties until 1PM Sunday. Unfortunately there’s still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast in regards to the timing and coverage of our rain chances over the weekend. Now, the good news is that the weekend will not be a complete washout, but you’ll want to have some indoor plans ready to go, especially for Sunday. Before we get into the details on our weekend rain chances, you can expect to see the continuation of the warm and very muggy conditions we’ve been dealing with over the work week. Morning temperatures for both Saturday and Sunday will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. Saturday will be warmer as rain chances are lower than what we’re expecting Sunday, and we could see more sun shining across Central Texas. Highs on Saturday look to be in the upper 70s to mid 80s. With more rain and cloud cover around Sunday, highs will be cooler in the mid to upper 70s.
Another active day of weather has been unfolding across West Texas Friday afternoon and evening. We’ll track that activity because if it holds together, it could move into our western areas tonight. There’s a chance for a few strong to severe storms with hail and damaging winds being the main threat, along with heavy rainfall! IF those storms hold together and move into Central Texas, they’ll likely move in after 10 PM and fade by 2 AM and look to dissipate before crossing over I-35. Saturday morning will likely start out dry, but cloudy and possibly some fog around too. By the midday hours, we could start to see scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms develop and continue into the afternoon. Some will see some rain throughout the day Saturday, and others will not see a drop. We will once again monitor activity that’ll fire up out in West Texas during the afternoon and evening hours Saturday. Forecast models suggest a widespread wave of rain and storms will move in from the west Saturday night and sweep east into Sunday morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to continue throughout the day Sunday, but drier weather should slowly move in by the evening and overnight hours. In all the activity forecast for this weekend, there’s a chance for a few stronger storms with hail and gusty winds… But the #1 concern for Central Texas is the potential for flooding. Areas east of I-35 have the highest risk for flooding as those areas have seen the highest rainfall throughout the work week - Which is why the Flood Watch is in place. Forecast models are suggesting that the highest totals this weekend could fall along and west of HWY 281, where 2 to 4 inches could fall, but anywhere in Central Texas an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain will be possible through Sunday. Make sure you have our free, KWTX weather app downloaded so you can keep up with the latest updates in the forecast.
Our weather pattern looks to finally change next week… Likely trending drier… But the HEAT and HUMIDITY will be increasing as rain chances decrease. We keep isolated rain chances around for the first half of the week. Now the better storm chances will likely stay north of our area, but IF storms develop in our area, we’ll be monitoring the severe weather potential as the ingredients for storms could be in place. Monday’s highs in the low-to-mid 80s will be joined by gusty south winds near 30 MPH. Heat index values Monday may climb into the upper 80s and low 90s. Tuesday’s highs will warm into the mid-to-upper 80s with heat index values reaching the mid-90s. Wednesday and Thursday will be the hottest days over the course of the next week and a half with highs nearing 90° with heat index values between 95° and 100° both days. There are some hints at a cold front moving in by Friday. That front could also increase our rain, but it also looks like it’ll drop temperatures back into the upper 70s and low 80s with morning temperatures dipping into the low 60s!
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