Forecast Details for Austin, TX

Recent Locations: Austin, TX  
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 55. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday: A chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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