Austin Evening Weather: Wednesday Peaks Near 82, Thursday Turns Foggy With a 33 Percent Rain Chance Ahead of a Wet Friday
The station's live feed reads 82.1 degrees and overcast on Wednesday evening, with Thursday now coded for fog and a 33 percent rain chance, and Friday still the week's wet day at 44 percent.
Austin's Wednesday evening reads warm and overcast on the station's live weather feed: 82.1 degrees, feeling like 85.8. Wednesday's high is now put at near 82 — back up from the near-81 reading in the afternoon file — with a low near 65 and only a 3 percent chance of rain.
Thursday's picture has changed in this read. The feed now codes Thursday for fog, with a high near 82 and a low near 66, and Thursday's rain chance has risen again, from 30 percent in the afternoon file to 33 percent — the on-ramp to Friday, which remains the week's wet day: rain, a high of only about 72, a low near 65 and a rain chance of 44 percent, easing slightly from 46 percent.
Halloween weekend still dries out after Friday. Saturday is coded for drizzle with a high near 79, a low near 67 and a rain chance now at 23 percent, up from 17 percent, and Sunday is warm and largely dry — overcast, a high near 86 and a rain chance of just 3 percent.
Next week opens unsettled. The feed holds a thunderstorm code for Monday, with a high near 86 and a 21 percent rain chance, and Tuesday cools to near 76 with drizzle and a 39 percent rain chance. The Weather Desk will keep watching the Thursday fog and Friday rain timing as the end of the week approaches.
