More Rain For Austin Area This Week After Washed-Out Labor Day

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After up to three inches of rain were dumped on the Austin region during Labor Day, more rainfall is expected to continue throughout the week, according to weather officials.

Dark clouds that emerged as early as Sunday this week threatened to put a damper on Labor Day activities. By Monday afternoon, the clouds broke open to drop substantial rain across Central Texas. While needed given sustained periods of drought with temperatures in the high 90s prior to the rain's arrival, the precipitation had the effect of ruining outdoor holiday activities for an untold number of residents.

You take the good, you take the bad. There was, after all, a 60 percent chance of rain forecast for Monday and Mother Nature made good on the inferred promise of showers. The rainfall had the effect of breaking the high-temperature streak, and the temperature late Tuesday morning registered at 75 degrees with a cool, gentle breezed making it downright nippy.

Those wishing for additional rainfall — beneficial not only to area flora and fauna but to area waterways and the aquifer needing to be supplemented — are in luck. According to the National Weather Service, chances of rain continue through the week and into the weekend.

On Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms were likely — a 60 percent chance for the wet stuff — mainly before 1 p.m., according to forecasters. It will be cloudy throughout the day with a high temperature near 90 degrees, forecasters said. So we hope you've enjoyed those cooler, rain-induced temps as it appears the heat is back on. New rainfall amounts on Tuesday between a quarter- and half-inch are possible, forecasters said.

So, as we often say during rainy periods: Be sure to keep that umbrella handy. Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the coming days:

• Tuesday night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday night calls for a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph. Friday night brings a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. South wind around 5 mph. Saturday night will bring a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. By Sunday night, chances of rain diminish to 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.

The next workweek also will start with rain chances, according to NWS forecasters. Next Monday brings with it a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be partly sunny, with a high near 94. So if rainy days and Mondays always get you down, you might seek a bit of comfort food to ameliorate your ennui.

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