Forecast and Conditions for Austin, Texas

Updated: 5:43 AM CDT on July 24, 2008
Observed at Pease Park, Austin, Texas
Temperature 77.4 °F / 25.2 °C
Humidity 82%
Dew Point 71 °F / 22 °C
Wind NW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 29.35 in / 993.8 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1000 ft / 304 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 2000 ft / 609 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 2700 ft / 822 m
Yesterday's Maximum 98 °F / 36 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 76 °F / 24 °C
Normal high 96 °F / 35 °C
Normal low 74 °F / 23 °C
Record high 105 °F / 40 °C (1934)
Record low 66 °F / 18 °C (1942)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 22
Sunrise06:44 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:29 PM (CDT)
Moon RiseNo Moon Rise
Moon Set12:49 PM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 4:55 am CDT on July 24, 2008

Now
The outermost rain bands from Tropical Storm Dolly will push into south central Texas through this morning and into this afternoon. Wind gusts to near 40 mph can be expected with the strongest of these storms. Rainfall will be spotty...with most areas receiving a trace to a few hundredths of an inch by 7 am. However...higher amounts of near one half of an inch are possible.
Forecast as of 3:55 am CDT on July 24, 2008

Today
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tonight
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night through Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
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