{"id":264195,"date":"2026-04-24T10:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/264195\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:24:08","slug":"sauna-like-weather-is-coming-to-austin-how-close-to-100-will-it-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/264195\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauna-like weather is coming to Austin. How close to 100 will it get?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Clouds<\/p>\n

Clouds lingered over Texas for much of Thursday, as seen in this weather satellite photo, but we\u2019re expecting some clearing and more sunshine as we head into the weekend.<\/p>\n

National Weather Service<\/p>\n

We\u2019re swapping our recent rainy\u00a0\u201cPacific Northwest\u201d feel<\/a> for more of a steamy \u201cHouston bayou\u201d kind of weekend<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 meaning it\u2019ll feel like sitting in a sauna for much of the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After a stretch of cooler weather, summer-like conditions return, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s<\/a>. Elevated heat index values, or humidity-driven \u201cfeels like\u201d temps,\u00a0will kick in Friday and stick around into early next week.<\/p>\n

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Friday starts off cloudy and muggy, but temperatures will rise quickly and reach the upper 70s by late morning, the mid-80s by early afternoon, and peak between 86 and 89 degrees by late afternoon. At the same time, clouds will begin to thin as skies turn partly cloudy through the afternoon. Humidity will stay high, as reflected by the dew point temperatures in the 70s. The moisture-rich air will push those \u201cfeels-like\u201d temperatures into the lower to mid-90s.<\/p>\n

\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas temperatures on Friday will be about 8 to 10 degrees warmer than average April daily highs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pivotal<\/p>\n

Although the overall forecast trends drier for Friday, we can\u2019t completely rule out a few isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon and early evening. For much of the day, an inversion cap, which is a layer of warm air high in the atmosphere, will act like a lid limiting storm development across Central Texas.<\/p>\n

As temperatures heat up through the afternoon, the cap may weaken just enough to allow a few isolated storms to form.<\/p>\n

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The best window for this would be between 3\u00a0p.m. and 9 p.m., along and east of the Interstate 35 corridor. If storms do develop, the atmosphere will be unstable enough for a few strong ones to form, possibly becoming severe with large hail, damaging winds and lightning as the main threats. Overall storm chances remain low, around 20%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has placed Central Texas under a level 1 out of 5 risk for isolated severe thunderstorms, while Northeast Texas is under a level 2 out of 5 risk, where the strongest storm dynamics are expected.<\/p>\n

Storm Prediction Center<\/p>\n

A similar chance remains for storms on Saturday but meteorologists at the National Weather Service believe that the cap will hold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen it comes to the afternoon into the evening hours, the cap could hold and nothing happen or could erode enough for storms to develop quickly,\u201d they wrote in the daily forecast discussion on Thursday<\/a>. \u201cWith that said, we are favoring the dry conditions through this period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weekend storm chances will depend on how the atmospheric factors fall into place \u2014\u00a0but one thing is for sure, it\u2019s going to get hotter.<\/p>\n

\"Heat<\/p>\n

Heat index readings will climb to near 100 degrees in Austin this weekend and into early next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rob Villalpando\/National Weather Service<\/p>\n

Combined with moisture left behind from recent rainfall, the weather will maintain elevated humidity levels across Central Texas. As temperatures climb, it will begin to feel more like early summer, with heat index values approaching 100 degrees.<\/p>\n

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The National Weather Service says this kind of heat and humidity can lead to early-season heat exhaustion, especially for people who aren\u2019t used to the heat or who spend extended time outdoors without gradually acclimating.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The combination of heat and humidity will increase the heat risk through the weekend, reaching a moderate level for parts of Central Texas.<\/p>\n

National Weather Service<\/p>\n

The bottom line: Expect hot and muggy weather, and take it seriously. Stay hydrated, take frequent breaks, and be mindful of heat-related illnesses if you\u2019re working, exercising, or spending extended time outside.<\/p>\n

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Remember, the body releases heat through sweating, and humidity makes it harder\u00a0for the body to cool down through the evaporation of sweat. That’s what the heat index tries to take into account. It’s also why air temperatures of 90 degrees can, with enough humidity, “feel” more like\u00a0100 degrees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clouds lingered over Texas for much of Thursday, as seen in this weather satellite photo, but we\u2019re expecting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-264195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}