![]() Since then, that average temperature has fallen to 88.4 degrees and the city has experienced only one day of triple-digit heat. 18 storms, which snapped a 51-day streak of days without measurable rainfall, the month had 16 days of 100-degree weather and was running an average temperature of 90 degrees. 18 and last week, the thermometer mercury has started to slide. But August 2022's rainfall total to date will definitely land the month among the city's top 20 wettest Augusts.Īugust in Texas is notoriously hot, but after Austin experienced its hottest May, June and July on record, who knew how hellish it was going to get? Thankfully, after storms on Aug. But this year, the month to date has produced at least 4.86 inches for Austin - about 77% above normal.Īugust 2017 remains the city's wettest August, when peripheral storms from Hurricane Harvey soaked Central Texas. Based on 30 years of recent climate data collected by the National Weather Service, August's normal rainfall is about 2.74 inches. With only a couple of days left, August weather in Austin scored some notable achievements, particularly in terms of rainfall. ![]() Then rain chances start to subside Thursday, from 40% to 20% by Friday. Up to a quarter-inch of rain is possible in Austin on Wednesday. Wednesday also has a 60% chance of storms with a high near 93. "Despite this 'cup half-full' outlook on the rain projection in the short term, we can still look forward to enjoying a lowering high (temperature), with upper 80s and low 90s for most areas," forecasters said in a bulletin Monday. Although rainfall amounts of a quarter- to a half-inch are possible with this upcoming round of storms, the National Weather Service remains cautious. Elevated humidity could make that maximum temperature feel more like 100 degrees, forecasters said. We're expected to have all three this week.Īustin's forecast for Tuesday calls for a 70% chance of storms and a high near 88. "With warm and humid air in place, an approaching storm system will lead to a dip in the jet stream, helping to provide the final push necessary for these thunderstorms to quickly develop," meteorologist Adam Sadvary said on AccuWeather's website Monday.Īustin's recipe for storms typically needs three basic ingredients: unstable air, often in the form of a circulating system of low atmospheric pressure warm moisture-rich air flowing in from the Gulf of Mexico and lift, which can happen when a cold front acts as a wedge to push warm air quickly into the cooler upper atmosphere. ![]() Like beads of condensation forming on a chilly glass bottle of Coca-Cola sitting in the sun, precipitation from thunderstorms will be generated as the cooler air collides with the warm, humid Texas air. This week daytime temperatures will remain below 93 degrees - a far cry from the triple-digit temperatures that have gripped the area for the past three months.ĪccuWeather meteorologists said this week's storm will be a byproduct of a cold front sweeping from the northwest across the Plains and the Midwest. ![]() ![]() "The forecast Sunday into early next week will be dependent on a tropical wave we will be watching coming out of the western Caribbean Sea, across the Yucatan and into the western Gulf of Mexico mid- to late week," forecasters said in a bulletin Monday. 22, the National Weather Service's extended forecast for Austin in the coming days includes a 50% chance of more thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, with rain chances easing ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Thankfully, Austin's summer of record-setting heat and intense drought will end on a soggy note.Īfter Austin recorded its wettest day of the year last week, with 3.73 inches of rain measured at Camp Mabry on Aug. The final days of August this week bring not only the end of an unseasonably wet month, but also the conclusion of a meteorological summer of historic proportions. ![]()
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