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Downpours done, but light rain to continue into afternoon
The downpours that brought 3 to 8 inches of rain as of Saturday night, and more in some pockets, will be done by Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. For the rest of Sunday...
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Gorgeous weather in Austin on Tuesday; how the weekend rains broke a ‘flash...
Tuesday forecast for Austin: Sunny with a high near 82; clear skies at night with a low near 59. A cooling trend begins later this week as an upper-level trough, or area of low pressure, passes through...
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Lovely weather for Wednesday, rainy days ahead and musings about the Mothership
Wednesday forecast for Austin: Sunny with a high near 81, winds will kick up to 15 mph as a front moves through the area; mostly clear at night with a low near 55. Rainy weather and The Mothership Good...
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Sunny week turns cloudy Thursday night; consider a waterproof Halloween costume
National Weather Service Thursday forecast for Austin: Mostly sunny with a high near 79 but turning mostly cloudy at night with a 40 percent chance of rain and a low around 66. Chances of rain increase...
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Flash flood watch issued for Austin metro area until 10 a.m. Saturday;...
National Weather Service Friday forecast for Austin: A flash flood watch has been issued for the Austin metro area until 10 a.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service says. A flash flood watch means...
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Expect foggy commute, but sunny Election Day weather
Crossing guard Margaret Requejo works in the fog on Bluebonnet Lane at Zilker Elementary. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman) 8 a.m. update: The dense fog advisory has been extended until 10 a.m. this...
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Foggy weather Wednesday, more flooding possible Thursday
National Weather Service Good morning, Austin! Election Day has come and gone, and with it, apparently, that beautiful sunny weather. Expect patchy fog before 8 a.m. The temperature will be in the 60s...
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Central Texas under flash flood watch through 9 a.m. Friday
National Weather Service 9 a.m. update: Some rain has already fallen in the Austin metro area, National Weather Service radar shows. While the rain clouds have passed, more rain is expected throughout...
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Rainy weather possible Friday, Saturday
National Weather Service Friday’s forecast for Austin: There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today, and that risk rises to 60 percent tonight, the National Weather Service said. It...
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A great weekend to be inside
This is shaping up to be a weekend of glorious weather in Austin … for people who want to binge on football or curl up with a book. The cold temperatures that rolled in yesterday are likely to continue...
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Between sneezes, give us your best #CedarFeverIn5Words
Good morning, Austin! So I have good news, and bad news. Okay, it’s mostly bad. But bear with me. An Ashe juniper at the Zilker Clubhouse on Wednesday January 6, 2016. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN...
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Respected computer model predicted 6 inches of snow in Austin. Was it just...
Hey there, Austin! So, you may have missed it, but there was a recent weather project calling for multiple inches of Austin-area snow today, and it’s worth talking about. No, that snow is not going to...
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Austin shows poetry in misery: See best descriptions of #Cedarfeverin5words
Hi there, Austin! A little while back, after we wrote about cedar fever season arriving, we asked for help coming up with a way to describe a misery that defies description. You’ve had time for your...
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Where’s that Godzilla El Niño that was supposed to make Austin wetter than...
What the heck happened to the Godzilla El Niño? That is a question a lot of Central Texans have been asking the National Weather Service, and one posed earlier this week by the Texas Standard. After...
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Appreciating Austin’s outstanding weather, in two charts
We’re looking at high temperatures in the upper 70s to the lower 80s for the rest of the week in the Austin area, according to the National Weather Service. Look, we all know it’s going to get hot...
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A little more warmth, then a cold(er) snap
Bob Rose, the weather guru for the Lower Colorado River Authority, notes in a Tuesday blog post that the temperature in Austin in February has averaged 3.5 degrees above normal. That’ll continue...
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Ever asked, ‘What the heck is an upper-level trough?’ Let us explain
You’ll hear it fairly often in forecasts, any may have heard it right before it rained: an “upper-level trough” is on the way. The news may be accompanied by colorful charts. It may not be apparent...
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Happy Leap Day! 5 simple things to know about a (surprisingly complicated)...
Once every four years, today happens: Feb. 29. But why do we have leap days, and leap years? With the help of Keely Finkelstein, a University of Texas astronomer, we have five things you should know...
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Forget the calendar or astronomy, spring starts today . . . sort of
As Forbes (among others) points out, today is not just Super Tuesday — it’s also meteorological spring. That’s different from astronomical spring, which is more commonly known just as “spring.” NASA...
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It’s Austin. Maybe it’s appropriate February weather was weird
Well, February has come and gone. It was like it was never here. To me, that’s a fine thing. It was this kind of February: And what happened to the rainfall El Niño was supposed to bring? It was, and I...
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