Get your umbrellas ready. There are chances for rain in Austin from Tuesday to Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
The best chances for rain will come Wednesday — on Juneteenth — continuing into Thursday, with daily temperatures dropping into the upper 70s and low 80s. The week’s maximum daily heat indexes will range from 87 to 105 degrees.
Rainfall ranging from 2 to 5 inches is expected over a 48-hour period from Wednesday to Friday, said Monte Oaks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. There could be some minor flooding and swollen creeks and rivers, he said.
Over the next seven days, there is a 70% chance for a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico area, meteorologist Jon Zeitler said. However, there’s also a 30% chance that nothing will form, he said. The weather service is unsure of the storm’s potential severity and location.
“We’re expecting a tropical depression to possibly form by midweek and then maybe strengthen to a tropical storm at the end of the week,” Zeitler said. “Were it to become a tropical storm and head to Texas, then we’d be expecting even higher rainfall amounts than they already are.”
Austin’s five-day weather forecast
Monday
- High: 94
- Low: 76
- Maximum heat index: 105 degrees
- Partially cloudy skies and high humidity levels will drive the heat index up to 105 degrees.
Tuesday
- High: 89
- Low: 77
- Maximum heat index: 98 degrees
- Mostly to partly cloudy skies with low chances for afternoon storms.
Wednesday
- High: 81
- Low: 75
- Maximum heat index: 87 degrees
- Chances for storms throughout the day, with the best chances for rain in the afternoon hours.
Thursday
- High: 82
- Low: 75
- Maximum heat index: 90 degrees
- Rainy conditions will continue from the previous day, with more chances for storms throughout the day.
Friday
- High: 87
- Low: 74
- Maximum heat index: 96 degrees
- Mostly cloudy skies will partially clear by the afternoon, with some rain chances.
