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Austin Weekend Weather: Cold Start To New Year
A calm, warm weekend will give way to a cold, windy and potentially wet New Year's Day.
AUSTIN, TX — We'll be ushered into 2018 with a chilly New Year's Day, as temperatures are expected not to top 33 degrees Monday. The rest of the weekend preceding the holiday is expected to be much warmer, with high temperatures reaching up to 62.
We can expect calm skies and warm air until Saturday night, when a 20 percent chance of rain is expected. That chance of rain will last through Sunday night, with wind gusts up to 25 mph blowing through the city and a low temperature of 26.
New Year's Day, the high temperature will drop to 33, with a north wind around 15 mph spiked with gusts of up to 25 mph.
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Below is your full weekend weather forecast from the National Weather Service.
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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