Wintry Weather, More Rain Descending In Austin With Temps In 40s

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Weather forecasters have upped the chances of rain for this week, and temperatures are expected to get colder than originally thought.

Showers and thunderstorms were expected on Sunday night — with the chance of precipitation at 90 percent — mainly after 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The low temperature was expected to dip to 49 degrees with winds of up to 15 miles per hour. New rainfall amounts between a quarter inch and half an inch are possible, forecasters said.

Monday calls for more rain, with the possibility of a thunderstorm. Temperatures are expected to fall to 48 degrees by 10 a.m. with north winds between 10 and 15 miles per hour. Some wind gusts could reach up to 25 miles per hour, forecasters said. The chance of precipitation on Monday is 90 percent, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter-inch and half-inch possible.

Monday night will be downright nippy with a low of 47 degrees by 10 a.m., with rain and a possible thunderstorm expected. Northerly winds will be at around 15 miles per hour, with wind gusts as high as 20 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Click here to see the forecast for the remainder of the week.

From Oct. 12:

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The times, they are a-changing. We're strictly talking about the weather here, with low temperatures dipping into the 50s and below by next week.

In the immediate future, you might keep the umbrella handy this weekend. Tonight (Friday, that is), the National Weather Service says there's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 11 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 70 degrees. A southeast wind will be gentle, at around 5 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Just 30 percent, you say? That's nothing, you add? Well, by Saturday, the chance of rain doubles to 60 percent with likely showers and thunderstorms also possible after 11 a.m. It's expected to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 82 degrees. Those southeast, 5- to 10-mile-per-hour winds will persist. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch are possible, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

By nightfall on Saturday, the chance of showers and thunderstorms is reduced to 50 percent. Conditions will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 74 degrees. The wind will shift to a southerly direction, and will be slightly more forceful at 10 miles per hour. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms, are likely.

Then, to start the week, things start to get interesting in the way of colder temperatures. Sunday will bring a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies with a high near 85 degrees. The south wind will blow at around 5 to 10 miles per hour. Sunday night's low will be around 51 degree. Showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly after 8 p.m. The night will be mostly cloudy with southeast winds at around 10 miles per hour, becoming north/northeast after midnight.

Ah, and here's the climactic rub: The chance of precipitation on Sunday night is 70 percent, the NWS says.

The start of the work week will be nippy, with a high expected to barely reach 55 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are likely before 2 p.m., then showers are likely, with the possibility of a thunderstorm, after 2 p.m. It'll be cloudy with a high near 55 degrees, and the north wind will be between 15 miles per hour and 20 miles per hour with gusts as high as 25 miles per hour.

And on Monday, like the day before, the chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Those sensitive to colder weather (and you know who you are) will be in for a cold slap in the face from Mother Nature on Monday night, when the low will dip to 47 degrees. Showers are likely, with the possibility of a thunderstorm. Northerly winds will be at around 15 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour, and the chance of precipitation will be 70 percent.

Here's what the rest of next week calls for, as predicted by the NWS:

• Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 15 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Tuesday night showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 56 degrees. Wednesday night, a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51 degrees.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64 degrees. Thursday night calls for a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 54 degrees.
• Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67 degrees.

In summation, next week may call for some soup. On a slightly tangential note, have you ever had the soups at tbe Wheatsville Co-op stores? Both locations (3101 Guadalupe St. and 4001 S. Lamar Blvd.) offer four vats of soup every day on a rotating schedule. Among the soups Patch has consumed with gusto are African peanut; split pea; Italian wedding; tempeh chili; gumbo; garlic; lentil; black bean turkey chili. Soup hours are between 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

But this is another matter entirely. The point is, it's about to get chilly and the rain won't go away anytime soon. Get soup. And while you're at it....

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