As we wind down a historic month for Central Texas weather, this past week brought its share of notable weather: Thursday marked our third day of 100-degree temperatures for the year and the first for this summer, only to be followed by a dramatic shift Friday morning as a blanket of clouds rolled in from the coast, courtesy of a tropical low pressure system pushing inland.
While the tropical low never materialized into anything close to a named storm, it will definitely put a damper on weekend beach plans along the Texas Gulf Coast. Intermittent rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are anticipated throughout Saturday and into Sunday.
The dry and hot air mass that was responsible for pushing temperatures into the triple digits earlier this week is giving way to a moist and unstable air mass this weekend. As a result, the tropical low pressure system will bring scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms on Saturday, primarily along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor. Austin will see rain chances near 40%, decreasing to just 20% farther west in the Hill Country…