Oct 05, 2024
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Some of Central Texas had a partly to mostly cloudy sky Saturday afternoon but that still did not deter daytime highs from reaching the lower to mid 90s. The area should have fewer clouds today with most highs, once again, reaching a general range of 91° to 95°. Some highs nearly ten degrees above today's normal (86°) Highs will remain in the low to mid 90s tomorrow and Tuesday. The humidity will fall to the 30s this afternoon, then drop to the 20s tomorrow afternoon. A weak frontal boundary slips in Tuesday to reinforce northeast winds AND lower dew points to the 40s especially Wednesday and Thursday. Drier air moves in for mid-week No rain is forecast between today and Saturday. Yesterday marked the 30th consecutive day of no rain measured at Camp Mabry. What's worse is the drier-than-normal forecast the Climate Prediction Center has for Central Texas from the 13th through the 19th. Checking the Tropics The latest tropical storm in the Gulf is T.S. Milton. What was an area of low pressure early Saturday rapidly increased from a low to a tropical depression to a tropical storm. Texas won't derive any benefit from this tropical storm. It's slow movement in the western Gulf will give it sufficient time to strengthen to a hurricane some time tonight/very early Monday morning. Another rapidly intensifying tropical weather system It is expected to become a major hurricane some time Tuesday afternoon as it heads to Florida. Both coasts will be affected by the-then hurricane with some of the west coast, including Tampa, taking the biggest hit. Rain totals of 5 to 8" are forecast with localized totals reaching one foot. Milton soon to be a hurricane Currently there are no Watches/Warnings for Florida's west coast. Hurricane Kirk and Hurricane Leslie are in the Atlantic, both expected to not impact the states. Read more about the three named storms in our updated blog below. MISS THE COLD? Remembering Austin's heaviest snowstorm TROPICAL TIMELINE: Our next area to watch is in the Caribbean BLOG: First freeze? When temperatures drop to 32º in Central Texas NEW BLOG: Weak & short La Niña coming: How it impacts winter FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our weather newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters Stay up-to-date with the First Warning Weather team Follow the KXAN First Warning Weather team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our meteorologists' individual accounts for livestreams and a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes: @JimSpencerKXAN @KristenCurrieTV @NickBanninWX @FreddyVelaWx @TommyHouseWx
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