Updated 845am CT.. Monday / 02 March 2015

TODAY…. Cloudy and unseasonably chilly with a few sprinkles and periods of light drizzle. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average trace amounts to a few hundredths of an inch at any given location. High 48. North northeasterly winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT…. Cloudy with a few sprinkles and periods of light drizzle. Patchy fog. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average trace amounts to a few hundredths of an inch at any given location. Low 44. Light northeasterly wind becoming light south southeasterly after midnight.

TUESDAY…. Mostly cloudy and much warmer with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms especially in the mid and late afternoon. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 1/4 inch. High 70. South southeasterly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 1/4 inch. Low 54. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

WEDNESDAY…. Cloudy with numerous rain showers and a few thunderstorms as an arctic cold front passes in the mid and late morning hours. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 60% chance of rain at any given location, will average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Turning windy and much colder with highs in the 50s to near 60 in the morning with temperatures falling into the 30s in the afternoon and into the low to mid 30s by the evening rush hour. Southerly wind shifting northerly 15 to 25 mph with some higher gusts as the front passes.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy with scattered patches of rain becoming mixed with or turning to freezing rain and sleet by mid and late evening and continuing through the overnight hours resulting in potential hazardous driving conditions. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 50% chance of precipitation at any given location, will average less than 1/4 inch. Ice accumulations of 1/10th inch or less. Low 28. Northerly wind 15 to 25 mph with some higher gusts.

THURSDAY…. Mostly cloudy with scattered patches of sleet and snow before 12 noon.. then decreasing clouds in the afternoon. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 30% chance of precipitation at any given location, will average 1/10th inch or less. Ice accumulations less than 1/10th of an inch. Little or no snow/sleet accumulation. High 36. North northeasterly wind 10 to 20 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 26. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 43. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Increasing clouds becoming mostly cloudy. Low 34. Light east northeasterly wind.

SATURDAY…. Mostly cloudy and a little warmer. High 50. Light easterly wind.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy. Low 39. Light wind.

SUNDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy. High 58. Light southeasterly wind.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Monday / 09 March 2015 through Sunday / 15 March 2015…
Temperature… Slightly Below Average
Precipitation… Below Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (02 March)………………………………………….. 6:56 am
Sunset this evening (02 March)……………………………………………. 6:31 pm
Sunrise Tuesday (03 March)……………………………………………….. 6:55 am
Sunset Tuesday (03 March)………………………………………………… 6:31 pm