Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the city at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the area saw about 2.29 inches of rain for the same time period, which puts the area slightly under its normal amount of accumulation for the month so far with a total of 2.54 inches. More: 'I grabbed her and shook her': The fall of an Austin surgeon accused of repeatedly abusing women That gives the region a total of 5.47 inches for the month so far and over double the normal amount for this time of the month. Really it depends on where you live in Austin, as parts of the city got vastly different numbers.įor instance, data from the National Weather Service says the Great Hills neighborhood in Northwest Austin gained about 4.53 inches of precipitation from May 12 to May 16. The cooling trend continues on Sunday, with a high of 81 degrees and a dewpoint that's a little lower, but still likely going to make it feel sticky outside. But expect a similar dewpoint to make things feel a bit muggy outside. Saturday's going to be a bit cooler, with partly to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day and a high of 84 degrees. There's a slight chance of some scattered and isolated showers in Austin, but overall it's setting up to be a decent weekend compared to last week.Įven though temperatures are likely to drop a little by Saturday, you can expect the humidity to stay around.įriday you can expect highs in the lower 90s, but a high dewpoint at about 67 degrees will make it feel muggy and more like it's in the mid-90s at times in the afternoon. If this happens, the biggest danger is likely to be hail and damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists placed Austin, along with most of Central Texas, under a two out of five risk factor for the chances of severe storms developing on Friday. It's possible the rain and thunderstorms could last until about 7 a.m. Starting at about 7 p.m., the chance of rain hovers just under 30% in Austin, according to a forecast taken from Camp Mabry. Likely in the evening, although the chances aren't that high.

Austin weather this weekend