Another warm, breezy, and dry day is on tap across Central and North Texas. Afternoon highs will once again run 10 to 20 degrees above normal, topping out in the 70s and 80s despite scattered upper‑level clouds drifting overhead. Southerly winds will stay active, with gusts up to 30 mph, and humidity will remain low—conditions that will keep elevated fire weather concerns in play, especially west of US‑281.

Cooling Trend Arrives This Weekend

A gradual cool‑down begins Friday, with temperatures dipping 5 to 10 degrees compared to midweek. A reinforcing push of cooler air arrives Saturday, setting the stage for a noticeably colder start to Sunday. Morning lows will fall into the 30s across North and Central Texas, followed by highs near seasonal averages in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Most areas will stay dry through the weekend, though isolated showers may brush parts of East Texas.

Austin & San Antonio Forecast

In the Austin and San Antonio region, mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog early this morning will give way to mostly sunny conditions by afternoon. Breezy southerly winds continue, and highs will climb into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Warm weather holds through the week, with Thursday expected to be the warmest day. After the weekend’s frontal passages, temperatures trend cooler into early next week, with Monday likely being the coolest day. No rain chances are expected over the next seven days.

National Weather Snapshot

A deep upper‑level trough remains anchored over the western U.S., continuing to funnel Pacific moisture into the West Coast and Intermountain West. Central and Southern California face a Marginal Risk of excessive rainfall, with 1–2 inches possible in lower elevations and 2–4 inches in higher terrain. Burn scar areas remain particularly vulnerable to flash flooding.

Heavy snow is expected across the Sierra Nevada, with some peaks seeing a foot or more of accumulation. Winter Weather Advisories and Warnings are in effect across several western states.

Farther east, a developing system will bring rain, snow, and freezing rain from the Plains into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through midweek. As the system moves toward the Northeast, it will spread rain and high‑elevation snow into the Mid‑Atlantic and New England.

Temperatures remain 15–30 degrees above normal from the Plains to the East Coast through Wednesday, before cooler air pushes into the central U.S. later in the week. Meanwhile, the western U.S. stays much colder, with some areas in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains dropping into the teens and single digits.