CWG Live updates: Less hot and cloudier the next couple of days as storm chances rise
Happening now: Less heat today with mid-80s to near 90. Late afternoon and evening storm chances are worth watching, especially south of town, where patchy flooding and a couple damaging wind gusts are a bit more likely than around town.
What's next? This pattern continues into the weekend, but temperatures and humidity do increase a bit alongside storm chances. We start the workweek sunnier, less hot, low rain chances, and even semi-comfortable assuming drier air makes it in here.
Today's daily digit — 3/10: Trying to enjoy a break from high heat and super-humid air but we do have late afternoon storms that could bring patchy flooding and even a damaging wind gust or two. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Friday): Partly cloudy — sunnier earlier, cloudier late. A light north breeze brings in less sticky air and caps highs around the mid-80s to near 90. Late afternoon storms probably bring some downpours and wind gusts but chances for flooding and damaging storms rise a bit as you head further south of town, toward Fredericksburg. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Storms and downpours may linger but the most intense should end before midnight. Skies stay cloudier than not. Higher humidity sloshes back into the region with lows only dipping into the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow (Saturday): Showers are possible during what may be a cloudy morning. Peeks of afternoon sunshine help spark storms and a few downpours. Humidity is uncomfortable and accompanies highs in the mid-80s to near 90. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow night: Storms and downpours may linger into the night, but again by midnight the most intense activity should wane. Humid, sticky lows only bottom near 70 to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow (Sunday): It may be a bit warmer, slightly sunnier, and still humid. Highs within a few degrees of 90 may feel closer to 100 degrees. Showers and storms should get going during the mid- to late afternoon. Downpours could again pop up. Confidence: Medium
A look ahead
Sunday night: Still a few showers and storms roaming the region into the early to mid-evening hours. Lows bottom out in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Probably quieter and more comfortable Monday and Tuesday! A weak cold front should push storms and humidity to our south. Highs are currently aiming within a few degrees of 85 and very acceptable dew points closer to 60 degrees. Skies should finally lean clearer and sunnier with only a 10 to 20% chance of a shower or storm. This break may end midweek, though; stay tuned. Confidence: Medium
Today's daily digit — 3/10: Trying to enjoy a break from high heat and super-humid air but we do have late afternoon storms that could bring patchy flooding and even a damaging wind gust or two. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Friday): Partly cloudy — sunnier earlier, cloudier late. A light north breeze brings in less sticky air and caps highs around the mid-80s to near 90. Late afternoon storms probably bring some downpours and wind gusts but chances for flooding and damaging storms rise a bit as you head further south of town, toward Fredericksburg. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Storms and downpours may linger but the most intense should end before midnight. Skies stay cloudier than not. Higher humidity sloshes back into the region with lows only dipping into the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow (Saturday): Showers are possible during what may be a cloudy morning. Peeks of afternoon sunshine help spark storms and a few downpours. Humidity is uncomfortable and accompanies highs in the mid-80s to near 90. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow night: Storms and downpours may linger into the night, but again by midnight the most intense activity should wane. Humid, sticky lows only bottom near 70 to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow (Sunday): It may be a bit warmer, slightly sunnier, and still humid. Highs within a few degrees of 90 may feel closer to 100 degrees. Showers and storms should get going during the mid- to late afternoon. Downpours could again pop up. Confidence: Medium
A look ahead
Sunday night: Still a few showers and storms roaming the region into the early to mid-evening hours. Lows bottom out in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium
Probably quieter and more comfortable Monday and Tuesday! A weak cold front should push storms and humidity to our south. Highs are currently aiming within a few degrees of 85 and very acceptable dew points closer to 60 degrees. Skies should finally lean clearer and sunnier with only a 10 to 20% chance of a shower or storm. This break may end midweek, though; stay tuned. Confidence: Medium
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