Austin Weather Update: Thursday's High Is Cut to Near 74, Rain Chances Jump to 60 Percent, and Friday Stays Coded for Heavy Rain
The station's live feed has sharply revised Thursday at midday: a high near 74 instead of 81, drizzle already falling, and a 60 percent rain chance - with heavy rain still coded for Friday and thunderstorms on Election Day.
Thursday's forecast has changed its mind. The station's live weather feed, powered by Open-Meteo and read at midday, now puts Thursday's high near 74 degrees - down from the 81 the same feed carried in this morning's file - with light drizzle already falling at 71 degrees and the day's rain chance raised to 60 percent.
Friday remains the wettest day of the stretch. The feed codes Friday for heavy rain, with a high near 74, a low near 65 and rain chances around 48 percent, and Saturday holds a 50 percent chance with a high near 79. The state is preparing for the same system: Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management on Wednesday to activate emergency response resources ahead of heavy rainfall and potential flooding in West and South-Central Texas, and urged Texans to monitor forecasts and avoid flooded roadways, according to the governor's press office.
The weekend then dries out in a hurry. Sunday turns mostly cloudy and warm, near 85 with rain chances around 1 percent, and Monday holds near 86 before the pattern breaks again.
Election Day is the next day to watch. Tuesday, November 3, is coded for thunderstorms on the midday feed, with a high near 79 and rain chances around 47 percent - a forecast voters heading to the polls between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. should keep in view as it firms up. Wednesday clears behind the system, near 76 and sunny on this feed.
