Forecast: Flash Flood Watch in effect until Saturday evening

AUSTIN, Texas — After a soggy past few days, more rain and storms are in store between now and Saturday evening. Showers with embedded storms will remain in the forecast through Friday night and Saturday morning. A more organized round of storms is then expected for Saturday afternoon and evening. After lingering showers Sunday morning, dry weather returns by Sunday afternoon. 

A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for much of Central Texas until 7 p.m. Saturday evening. An additional 2 to 5 inches of rainfall is possible, with isolated amounts as high as 8 inches. This additional rainfall will provide a flooding risk, especially for areas that have already received substantial rainfall over the past few days.

To go along with the threat for flooding, there is also a risk for strong to severe storms for Saturday afternoon and evening. The SPC includes the entire KVUE area in the ‘marginal’ – level 1 of 5 – risk for severe storms. The main threats will be large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado. So make sure you have the KVUE app downloaded and way to receive weather alerts this weekend. 

By Sunday morning we’ll be left with clouds and a few lingering showers, but the afternoon should be completely dry. Monday afternoon will briefly return to the 90s before a cold front moves through on Tuesday.  

FRIDAY NIGHT: 
Mostly cloudy with a 80% chance of showers and storms. East wind at 5-10 mph.
LOW: 66° 

SATURDAY:
Cloudy with a 90% chance of showers and storms. A few storms could be strong to severe. Southeast wind at 10 mph, gusts of 20 mph.
HIGH: 74°

SATURDAY NIGHT:
60% chance of showers and storms, especially early. South-southwest wind at 5 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
LOW: 64° 

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST:

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