AUSTIN, Texas — It has been a very warm and pleasant last several days in Central Texas. While that pattern will continue to start the work week, things may start to turn a little bit.
Here's a look at the latest forecast.
Very warm Monday
While Monday morning lows could be down in the 50s and lower 60s, we're tracking another warm afternoon across Central Texas. In fact, while we're officially calling for a high of 88 at Camp Mabry, drier air moving into the Hill Country could allow temperatures to heat up faster and soar into the mid-90s.
Hopefully you didn't put your winter coat away just yet because a strong cold front will arrive to Central Texas on Wednesday morning. This front will cause temperatures to plummet for Wednesday and Thursday with afternoon highs in the 50s and 60s.
There's something else that comes with that front that many people may be longing for to help with our drought.
Rain chances are back
We're tracking a weak disturbance in addition to the cold front that will bring in two separate rain chances for your Wednesday and Thursday. We're looking at a 20 to 30% chance of rain on Thursday.
However, we don't expect a drought-buster by any stretch of the imagination, as we're only tracking the possibility of between a few hundredths of an inch to a quarter of an inch of rain total over the course of the next seven days.
Those are the only two days of the upcoming week that have solid rain chances.
Beyond the seven-day forecast, we are tracking an interesting outlook for the first full week of March.
Better rain chances after the next seven days?
We've been tracking the six- to 10-day and eight to 14-day temperature outlooks for the better part of the last week.
Currently, both precipitation outlooks show most of Texas getting above-average precipitation, with the six- to 10-day model showing better chances for the region as a whole, especially in the drought-stricken Hill Country.
This could be substantial when it comes to drought alleviation.
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