{"id":408257,"date":"2026-08-16T16:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408257\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:20:20","slug":"austin-weekend-weather-more-triple-digit-heat-ahead-but-for-how-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/408257\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin weekend weather: More triple-digit heat ahead but for how long?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Temperatures in Texas will be in the upper 90s and low 100s but with the humidity, it will feel even hotter, according to the projected heat index values.\u00a0\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Temperatures in Texas will be in the upper 90s and low 100s but with the humidity, it will feel even hotter, according to the projected heat index values.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pivotal<\/p>\n<p>Austin\u00a0recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/weather\/article\/austin-forecast-heat-triple-digit-temperatures-22383849.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\"> reaching 104 degrees on Thursday<\/a> at Camp Mabry, the city\u2019s main weather observation site. Then on Friday, Austin wrapped up what is, statistically speaking, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/weather\/article\/austin-weather-hottest-stretch-100-degree-days-22381608.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">hottest period of the year<\/a>, when daily temperatures, on average, peak at 99 degrees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>But this whole month of August has been anything but average. Since Aug. 1, Austin\u2019s average peak daytime temperature is 100.6 degrees, nearly 2 degrees higher than normal, and temperatures are expected to stay above 100 degrees Saturday, through the weekend and into much of next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Average temperatures, based on 30 years of recent weather history, represent only the middle ground for this time of year. If we lived in a world of averages, Saturday would mark the point when we start a gradual cooling trend. Our average daytime high temperatures would begin to dip, reaching 98 degrees, and then 95 degrees by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, this seasonal shift would mean that, over the next few weeks, the extreme heat \u2014 especially the long stretches of consecutive triple-digit temperatures \u2014 would gradually become less frequent. But Texas weather has always had a hard time being average, and this week is no different.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend forecast<\/p>\n<p>Hot and dry weather returns Saturday after a brief break Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/weather\/article\/austin-forecast-rain-friday-triple-digit-heat-22387230.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">when a few spotty showers and slightly cooler temperatures are expected<\/a> across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>After a cloudy start Saturday, skies will turn sunny, with breezy and hot weather developing through the afternoon. Highs will range from 98 to 102 degrees, with humidity pushing heat index readings to\u00a0between 102 and 108 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday, the ridge of high atmospheric pressure \u2014 often referred to as a heat dome \u2014 will shift west from the southeastern United States, bringing a renewed surge of summer heat and humidity to Central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>How far does the heat expand?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currently, excessive summer heat stretches from Texas all the way to the East Coast, with several record-breaking temperatures expected throughout the weekend and at least 16 states under heat alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtreme heat warnings across a large section of the central United States with forecast highs in the upper 90s into the 100s along with high summer-time humidity in place will lead to heat indices in the 105- to 115-degree range,\u201d forecasters from the Weather Prediction Center\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">wrote in their Friday weather discussion<\/a>. \u201cSome record-tying or breaking highs will be possible as many areas see their hottest temperatures of the year so far, or even in the past few years in some cases.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Record heat is likely over several states across the southeastern United States.\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Record heat is likely over several states across the southeastern United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<img alt=\"The heat risk to public health on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of the lower Mississippi River Valley will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.\" loading=\"eager\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat risk to public health on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of the lower Mississippi River Valley will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<img alt=\"The heat risk to public health on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Areas from Arkansas to Alabama will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat risk to public health on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Areas from Arkansas to Alabama will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<img alt=\"The heat risk to public health on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly all of Mississippi and most of Alabama will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat risk to public health on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly all of Mississippi and most of Alabama will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<img alt=\"The heat risk to public health on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Most of Mississippi and much of the Gulf Coast into Florida will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat risk to public health on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Most of Mississippi and much of the Gulf Coast into Florida will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<img alt=\"The heat risk to public health on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Much of the southeastern United States\u00a0will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-black mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The heat risk to public health on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Much of the southeastern United States\u00a0will face extreme heat risk from excessive humidity and soaring temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just the daytime temperatures creating problems, it\u2019s the lack of overnight relief, too. Warm morning temperatures will provide little opportunity for the body to recover from the day\u2019s heat. As a result, widespread areas are experiencing major to extreme levels of heat risk to public\u00a0 health, according to the National Weather Service, indicating dangerous conditions for those without access to adequate air conditioning or hydration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the heat wave across the Deep South\u00a0looks to continue well beyond the weekend and into next week for some of the same areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Temperatures in Texas will be in the upper 90s and low 100s but with the humidity, it will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-408257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408257","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=408257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}