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Temperatures as of 7 a.m. Sunday will range from the upper 40s to the lower 50s across Central and South Texas.<\/p>\n
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For the first time since April 18, Austin overnight temperatures at Camp Mabry\u00a0\u2014 the city\u2019s main weather observation site\u00a0\u2014 are set to drop to 49 degrees or possibly colder<\/a> this weekend, according to the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n The cool air mass settling in behind Friday\u2019s cold front<\/a> will come with some winter-like bite because of persistent northerly winds. But if you are expecting the chilly fall weather to last, you don\u2019t know Texas weather. Temperatures are destined to return to the 80s by Tuesday. Here\u2019s what the weather service said we can expect:<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n What\u2019s the Saturday forecast?<\/p>\n Austin on Saturday is shaping up to be sunny but blustery, with robust north-northeast winds<\/a> of 10 mph, including gusts as strong as 30 mph. After morning temperatures climb out of the 50s, daytime temps will barely get out of the 60s, likely peaking at 69 degrees, which would be nearly 15 degrees below normal for mid-October.<\/p>\n The skies over Texas, seen in this weather satellite photo taken around 1\u00a0p.m. Friday, begin to open up after a strong cold front surged through the state.<\/p>\n Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites\/CIRA and NOAA<\/p>\n With clear skies and dry air at night, heat absorbed by the ground in the daytime can easily escape into the atmosphere overnight, leading to colder temperatures. Such radiational cooling Saturday night could sink temperatures to as low as 48 degrees in Austin before dawn Sunday.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cBreezy wind eases through the day on Saturday,\u201d the weather service said in a forecast bulletin posted Friday<\/a>, adding that \u201cthe coolest temperatures of the period are forecast Saturday night into Sunday morning,\u201d with predawn temperatures in the lower and mid-40s over the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau.<\/p>\n Warming trend starts Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n After a chilly sunrise<\/a>, possibly in the upper 40s, Austin temperatures on Sunday<\/a> will rebound and climb into the lower 70s, forecasters said<\/a>. The brisk northerly winds will shift and become more easterly in the afternoon. That should help nighttime temperatures stay above 52 degrees under clear skies, according to the weather service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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