AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WEATHER HAZARDS
THROUGH 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…
…. Dangerous Lightning with Thunderstorms Today Through Tonight….
…. A Severe Weather Risk of Larger Hail and Damaging Straight Line
Thunderstorm Winds Today Through Tonight Mainly
North Through Northwest of Austin ….
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AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WEATHER
SEVEN DAY WEATHER HEADLINES…
(1) A strong upper air low pressure storm system, currently over the southern Rockies, will move across the southern plains states through the end of the week. As it moves overhead, in an increasingly moist and unstable air mass, dynamic atmospheric lift has developed. As a result, scattered to numerous rain showers and thunderstorms will continue today into tonight with rain and thunderstorm chances continuing through a secondary peak of rainfall Friday into Friday night. NWS guidance continues to suggest upwards of 2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated higher totals over the next seven days. There is some risk of severe weather (larger hail and stronger thunderstorm wind gusts) tonight as an initial upper air low pressure storm system moves overhead.
(2) In the wake of a cold front early Saturday, precipitation chances will decrease for Saturday night into Sunday.
(3) After a break in weather for Sunday, rain chances are back in our forecast by Monday and into next week as the air mass overhead, once again, grows more unstable.
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Troy’s Weather Forecast for Austin and South Central Texas
Updated Wednesday / 01 May 2019
TODAY…. Cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 50%chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 inch. High 81. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT…. Cloudy with scattered to numerous rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 60% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Low 70. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY…. Cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 40% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 inch. High 81. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 40%chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 inch. Low 69. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY…. Cloudy with scattered to numerous rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. Brief heavy rain. A 60%chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/2 to 1 inch. High 79. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy with scattered to numerous rain showers and a few thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 60% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/2 to 1 inch. Low 69. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a weak cold front passes in the morning. A 30% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 inch or less. High 81. Southerly wind becoming east northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. Becoming partly cloudy. Low 68. Light easterly wind becoming southeasterly 4 to 8 mph.
SUNDAY…. Morning low clouds otherwise partly cloudy. High 82. Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Becoming mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/10 inch or less. Low 70. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
MONDAY…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 30% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 84. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/10 inch or less. Low 70. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
TUESDAY…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 30% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 84. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday / 08 May 2019 through Tuesday / 14 May 2019…
Temperatures… Near to Slightly Above Average
Precipitation… Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (01 May)………………………………………. 6:47 am
Sunset this evening (01 May)………………………………………… 8:09 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (02 May)…………………………………………… 6:47 am
Sunset tomorrow (02 May)……………………………………………. 8:10 pm