Forecast: Widespread showers and storms ongoing; localized flooding possible

AUSTIN, Texas — **A Flood Advisory has been issued for portions of Bastrop and Caldwell counties until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Flood Advisory has been issued for portions of Travis and Williamson counties until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.**

Grab your umbrella and rain jacket because, chances are, you might need them!

We continue to track scattered to widespread showers and storms as we head into the afternoon and evening. Localized flooding will be possible with the heaviest downpours dropping two to four inches or more of rainfall. The National Weather Service has upgraded Central Texas to a “slight” risk for excessive rainfall.

The combination of rain and cloud coverage should help drop our temperatures back below average for the rest of the week and potentially through Labor Day weekend. We expect temperatures to peak in the upper 80s to mid-90s each afternoon.

Scattered storm chances will be slightly lower but still pretty healthy for Wednesday through Friday. The potential tropical development we are monitoring near the Caribbean is no longer likely to become an official tropical system, but the moisture from this area could help increase our rain chances for Labor Day weekend. The current forecast calls for the possibility of scattered showers or storms Saturday through Monday.

On average, rainfall totals between one and two inches are expected across Central Texas over the next seven days. Isolated higher totals under heavy downpours are possible.

TUESDAY:
70% chance of showers and storms. Localized flooding possible. South-southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph.
HIGH: 91

TUESDAY NIGHT:
50% evening showers and storms. Mostly cloudy. East-southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph.
LOW: 74

WEDNESDAY:
40% chance of showers and storms. Localized flooding possible. Southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph.
HIGH: 94

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST:

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Check out the live radar for what you can expect the rest of the day and into the workweek.