Troy Kimmel
UT Office of Security and Emergency Management
Incident Response Meteorologist
Member, Campus Safety and Security Committee
Retired Affiliate, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and the Environment
tkimmel@utexas.edu
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A Dry Weather Pattern Continues Through Mid Week; A More Unsettled Weather Pattern with Rain Chances by the End of the Week into the Weekend (Tuesday / 07 April 2026)
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AUSTIN / IH35 CORRIDOR
7-DAY FORECAST WEATHER HAZARDS…
Tu/07Apr..
No Weather Threats Expected
We/08Apr..
No Weather Threats Expected
Th/09Apr..
No Weather Threats Expected
Fr/10Apr..
A Lightning Threat with Any Thunderstorms
Sa/11Apr..
A Lightning Threat with Any Thunderstorms
Su/12Apr..
A Lightning Threat with Any Thunderstorms
Mo/13 Apr..
A Lightning Threat with Any Thunderstorms
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7-DAY RAINFALL FOR THE IH-35 CORRIDOR…
Based on NWS/Weather Prediction Center data and guidance, the forecast
is for around 0.45 inch of rainfall for our IH35 corridor counties over the
7 day forecast period which ends next Monday.
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AUSTIN / IH35 CORRIDOR
MY SEVEN DAY WEATHER THOUGHTS
AND MY 7 DAY FORECAST CONFIDENCE …
A drier and more stable weather pattern will prevail through midweek
with surface winds having returned south southeasterly. Temperatures will
warm through the period.
By Thursday through the early part of next week, a more unsettled weather pattern
will return as low level moisture and atmospheric instability increases. While I do
not expect any fronts or air mass changes, passing upper air low pressure
disturbances will move northeastward out of the western third of the country and
this will create some atmospheric lift which will result in better rain and storm
chances by late week and particularly by the weekend into Monday. The main
atmospheric lift associated with these disturbances should primarily pass to
our northwest, so I will not go overboard on rain chances and amounts at this point.
LOCAL FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THIS SEVEN DAY FORECAST PERIOD …
– High forecast confidence through Sunday..
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Troy’s Weather Forecast for Austin, South Central Texas and the IH35 Corridor
(Updated Tuesday / 07 April 2026)
TUESDAY (07Apr)….
Partly cloudy.
High in he mid 70s.
Light wind becoming easterly 4 to 8 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT….
Partly cloudy.
Low in the mid 50s.
Light easterly wind.
WEDNESDAY (08Apr)….
Partly cloudy.
High in the upper 70s.
Light wind becoming southeasterly 4 to 8 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT….
Partly to mostly cloudy.
Low around 60.
Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming light southeasterly late.
THURSDAY (09Apr)….
Partly to mostly cloudy.
High in the low 80s.
Southeasterly wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT….
Mostly cloudy.
Low in the mid 60s.
Southeasterly wind decreasing to 4 to 8 mph then becoming light.
FRIDAY (10Apr)….
Mostly cloudy.
Widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with a lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 20% chance of rain at any given location, will average less than 0.05 inch.
High in the low to mid 80s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT….
Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers.
Rainfall, given a 20% chance of rain at any given location, will average less than 0.05 inch.
Low in the mid 60s.
Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY (11Apr)….
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.05 inch or less.
High in the low 80s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph with a few higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT….
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.10 inch or less.
Low in the upper 60s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY (12Apr)….
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 40% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.20 inch or less.
High in the low to mid 80s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph with a few higher gusts.
SUNDAY NIGHT….
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.10 inch or less.
Low in the upper 60s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY (13Apr)….
Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat.
Rainfall, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.10 inch or less.
High in the mid 80s.
Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph with a few higher gusts.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)
8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Tuesday / 14 April 2026 through Monday / 20 April 2026
Temperature… Better Chances of Above Normal
Precipitation… Better Chances of Above Normal
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)
3 TO 4 WEEK OUTLOOK (Updated on Friday / 03 April 2026)
Valid Saturday / 18 April 2026 through Friday / 01 May 2026
Temperatures… Better Chances of Slightly Above Normal
Precipitation… Better Chances of Slightly Above to Near Normal
