BIG Weather Changes Heading Our Way

Changes started to roll into Central Texas on Friday thanks to a cold front… And there are signs that we’ll be moving into an unusual stretch of rainy and cooler weather through the middle of the next week as Hurricane Beryl is forecast to move right up along I-35 through the Lone Star State. Now, in the short-term forecast - Friday’s front managed to spark up a few showers and thunderstorms across the area during the afternoon and evening hours. While most of the activity will wind down by sunset, additional showers and a few thunderstorms could redevelop and bring some rain into Central Texas late tonight and throughout the day on Saturday. We will still have the chance for a few scattered showers and non-severe storms as the front remains stalled out near the area on Sunday. With scattered rain and clouds in the forecast for the weekend, we’re going to see a slight drop in our temperatures. While it’s not going to feel colder outside, you’ll be able to feel the difference in temperatures. Morning lows for the weekend will be down into the mid-70s with highs in the low-90s Saturday afternoon and into the mid-90s on Sunday - Which is better than the upper 90s and low 100s we’ve been dealing with now for over the past week, but we’ll still be fairly humid outside of where it’s not raining, so it may feel even hotter. As far as rain chances go this weekend, not everyone will see rain, but those that do could see a heavy downpour, lightning, and some gusty winds. The best chance for rain will likely take place during the afternoon and evening hours. Make sure to pay attention to the skies this weekend and remember, when thunder roars, head indoors!

NEXT WEEK: All eyes are focusing on Hurricane Beryl this weekend. Hurricane Beryl has been a historic storm to say the least. Beryl made another landfall as a strong Category 2 Storm across the Yucatan Peninsula Friday morning - This comes after slamming through the Windward Islands and Jamaica throughout the work week as a Major Category 4 Hurricane. Beryl is forecast to reemerge back into the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow morning and head towards the south Texas Gulf coast as we head into the new work week. The National Hurricane Center’s latest track has Beryl making landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane early Monday morning from anywhere from Brownsville up towards Matagorda Bay. The latest track has Beryl moving right into Corpus Christi midday Monday. Now, if you have plans to head down to the coast this weekend or next week,  you may want to rethink those plans. We have to watch Beryl closely this weekend as the exact path and intensity of the storm is still unknown at this time. There’s a lot of fuel for Beryl to regain strength as the storm moves through the Gulf of Mexico before moving on land somewhere in south Texas, but nonetheless, this is a large storm, and because of that, the effects of Beryl will be felt up and down the Texas coastline, and potentially even further inland as models are forecasting Beryl to move north/northeast into the heart of the state, which could bring heavy rain and a major drop in temperatures next week right in the middle of the hottest time of the year.

HURRICANE BERYL: Impacts from Beryl will start to be felt in South Texas Sunday, but landfall may not be until late Sunday night into Monday morning. Beryl is expected to maintain tropical storm strength as it moves toward San Antonio with wind speeds dropping below tropical storm force some time on Monday. Beryl’s deep track into South Central Texas may allow the system to be pulled almost directly north across I-35 into Austin and eventually into Central Texas. There is still some time for the forecast to change, but our forecast now reflects Beryl’s likely trek up I-35, which means our rain chances will go up, temperatures will go down, and breezy winds will be around too. Beryl’s rain may start to arrive as early as Monday, but we’re most likely to see rain coverage increase Tuesday into at least early Wednesday, but depending on the exact path this system makes, we may see rain linger into Thursday. Beryl should be moving at a decent enough pace to keep us from seeing widespread flooding, but its path through Central Texas could bring us 2″ to 4″+ of rain with the highest totals potentially coming near and east of I-35. As of now, rain chances are near 60% both Tuesday and Wednesday with highs dipping into the low-to-mid 80s. Wind gusts will potentially climb as high as around 30 MPH with sustained winds 10 to 20 MPH throughout the day. While Beryl’s journey through Central Texas will mostly just bring us heavy rain, tropical systems have a lot of spin associated with them and there will be a low chance for a quick-spin up tornado next Tuesday and Wednesday. These tornadoes ARE NOT your typical spring tornadoes and are usually weaker and short-lived. After Beryl departs, we’ll mostly dry out as we push into next weekend but it may take some time for temperatures to rebound as highs may only return to the mid-90s Saturday and Sunday.

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