Evening storms possible then a hard-hitting cold front

We are bracing for a strong cold front that arrives this evening and changes our weather in a big way for a few days. A few light showers exit Central Texas this morning (to the east) and we see a lull in the rain chances throughout most of today. That said, rain chances do return as a thin line of showers and storms along the leading edge of our strong front.

Any peaks of sunshine we see this afternoon will be brief as it stays mostly cloudy. Sitting ahead of the front for a majority of the day gives us one more warmer, cloudy, and muggy day. Highs today in the low 70s transition to highs in the 40s tomorrow. Warm and moist air ahead of the front clashes with the drier and colder air behind it and creates a line of storms as it pushes through. Widespread severe weather isn’t expected, but a strong storm or two could pop up with hail or gusty winds.

Once the front blasts through, get ready for cold air to pour in fast. North winds pick up to 20–30 mph, and temperatures tumble tonight. Wind chills will feel like the upper teens and low 20s out the door tomorrow morning. Sunday stays cold with highs in the 40s and a brisk north wind. Clouds may linger through the day, which tends to make it feel colder.

Our next chance for precipitation arrives Monday as another system moves in. It’ll be a cold rain but temperatures will stay above freezing and it will fall as a liquid, cold rain.

After Monday, we start a slow warm-up. Highs rebound into the 50s and 60s by midweek. Late-week forecast confidence drops with lots of inconsistencies in the weather data, but there’s a small chance for more rain Thursday, before things trend drier Friday.

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