Austin Night Weather: Thursday Is Now a Rain Day at 78 Degrees, Friday Cools to 70 and Election Day's Storm Chance Rises to 44 Percent
Austin's night reads 72.5 degrees and overcast on the station's live feed. Thursday has firmed up from drizzle to rain with the high cut to 78, Friday cools to 70.5 with the rain chance eased to 37 percent, and Tuesday's thunderstorm chance is up to 44 percent.
Wednesday is closing mild and grey in Austin: 72.5 degrees late on Wednesday night, feeling like 77.9, under overcast skies on the station's live weather feed. Wednesday's high is put at 81.7 with a low of 65.1 and only a 3 percent rain chance.
Thursday has changed the most since the early-evening files. The feed no longer calls it a drizzle day — it now codes Thursday for rain, trims the high from 82 to 78, sets the low near 66.5 and puts the rain chance at 35 percent. Friday stays the week's cool, wet turn — rain showers, a high of just 70.5 and a low near 65 — though its rain chance has eased from 44 percent to 37 percent.
The Halloween weekend picture has shifted wetter on Saturday and stayed dry on Sunday. Saturday is coded for drizzle with a high near 77 and a low near 65, but its rain chance has climbed from 23 percent to 37 percent — worth a second look for Saturday night's outdoor plans. Sunday is overcast and dry, high 83, low near 69, rain chance just 2 percent, for the first day after daylight saving time ends.
Next week opens warm, then turns stormy on the day Austin votes. Monday is coded for rain showers with a high near 88 and a 24 percent rain chance, while Tuesday — Election Day, November 3 — keeps the thunderstorm code, cools to near 76, and its rain chance has risen from 39 percent to 44 percent. The Weather Desk will track Thursday's rain timing in the morning file.
