AUSTIN (KXAN) — The seasonal West Texas dryline will throw a few rounds of storms our way the next few days, some of which could be strong to severe.
Today will look and feel similar to Wednesday — mainly cloudy, warm (80s) and humid. Spotty to scattered light rain/drizzle/sprinkles are possible through the morning and afternoon, but no meaningful rain is expected… yet.
Breezy winds out of the south/southeast will gust up to 30 mph at times today, Friday and Saturday. These winds will keep our afternoon temperatures and humidity levels high.
The dryline, in combination with a bit of lift from a couple storm systems to our north, will increase our odds of showers and storms beginning late tonight through the weekend.
Storms firing well west of our area today have the potential to hold together long enough to clip our northwest counties overnight into Friday morning. If these storms can survive the trek, there is a low chance they’re strong to severe.
There is another low chance of strong to severe storms Friday morning and afternoon, although, most activity looks to be in the form of harmless showers.
The highest risk of severe weather comes late Saturday night into Sunday morning. There is a slight chance (2 out of 5) of severe storms in the Hill Country, with a lower risk (1 out of 5) of severe storms along and east of the I-35 corridor.
Rain totals are likely to be anywhere from 0.25″ to 1.5″ between Friday and Sunday.
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