There's A Chance Of Rain In Austin Area This Week

AUSTIN, TX — This may be difficult to believe given the oppressive heat of late, but there's a decent chance of rain this week. The National Weather Service predicts a 40 percent chance by Monday, growing to a 50 percent probability by the following day.

Here's the forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 105. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
• Monday night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
• Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

It gets harder to peer into the future beyond that, even with fancy, weather-predicting tools at their disposal, but NWS meteorologists predict chances of rain into Saturday as well. But it's pretty negligible at 20 percent under mostly sunny skies and a high near 94 degrees. By nightfall, the temperature will have dipped to around 73 degrees. Sunday also calls for a 20 percent chance of rain, with a high near 95.