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Updated Monday / 17 February 2020 ….
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AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
WEATHER HAZARDS THROUGH 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…
.. No Hazards Expected ..
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AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WEATHER
SEVEN DAY WEATHER HEADLINES…
(1) An upper air low pressure disturbance is approaching Texas from the west. As our atmosphere turns more unstable, clouds will increase and rain chances will return by late tonight into tomorrow as another strong cold front moves through Texas by mid morning tomorrow with an overrunning weather pattern with a cloudy, chilly and wet weather prevailing tomorrow into Thursday.
(2) Even though precipitation will take a break Thursday into Friday, clouds are likely to persist in a weak overrunning pattern with unseasonably cool temperatures continuing.
(3) Another upper air disturbance will result in slim rain chances again by the weekend.
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Troy’s Weather Forecast for Austin and South Central Texas
Updated Monday / 17 February 2020
TODAY…. Patchy morning fog then becoming partly cloudy. High 80. South southwesterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers developing after midnight. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average trace amounts. Low 61. Southerly wind 4 to 8 mph.
TUESDAY…. Cloudy and turning cooler with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a cold front passes in the morning. A 50% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .25″. High 66 in the morning with temperatures falling into the 50s by afternoon. Southerly wind shifting northerly 8 to 18 mph in the morning.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy and colder with scattered rain showers and a few thunderstorms. A 50% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .25″ or less. Low 46. Northerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
WEDNESDAY…. Cloudy and unseasonably cold with light rain and occasional rain showers. A 80% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .25″ to .50″. High 49. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy with light rain and rain showers. A 90% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .25″ to .50″. Low 40. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
THURSDAY…. Cloudy and unseasonably cold with occasional light rain and rain showers through midday with rain chances decreasing in the afternoon. A 70% chance of rain in the morning decreasing to 20% by late afternoon; where rainfall occurs, it will average .25″ to .50″. High 48. North northeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy. Low 37. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
FRIDAY…. Mostly cloudy and unseasonably cool. High 54. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy. Low 41. Light northeasterly wind.
SATURDAY…. Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles developing. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average trace amounts. High 58. Light easterly wind.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. A 30% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .10″ or less. Low 51. Light east southeasterly wind.
SUNDAY…. Mostly cloudy and warmer with scattered rain showers. A 30% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average .10″ or less. High 67. Southeasterly wind increasing to 5 to12 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Monday / 24 February 2020 through Monday / 02 March 2020…
Temperatures… Below Average
Precipitation… Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (17 February)………………………………….. 7:09 am
Sunset this evening (17 February)……………………………………. 6:21 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (18 February)………………………………………. 7:08 am
Sunset tomorrow (18 February)……………………………………….. 6:22 pm