Cold Front Coming To Austin Region

AUSTIN, TX — A cold front will arrive across the Austin region next week, with evening temperatures dipping into the 50s yielding an ideal time take out those sweaters from the closet.

Given the still-memorable streak of triple-digit weather that visited the region this summer, sweaters might seem out of place in the abstract. For those having difficulty with the concept, a sweater is a knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body. Such garments are used to protect the body against colder weather.

And that autumnal climate will be arriving in earnest as of Monday, according to forecasters. The vestiges of summer lingered on Saturday, with a high near 89 degrees during the day as reported by the National Weather Service. Sunday night's low was forecast to 73 degrees, with wind gusts as high as 20 miles per hour.

Remnants of summer were expected into Sunday when it's expected to be mostly sunny, with a high also expected to reach near 90 degrees. Nighttime temps on Sunday were expected to reach a low of 67 degrees, according to weather forecasters.

This all changes Monday. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is expected before 1 p.m. under mostly sunny skies, with a high near 76 degrees. Wind gusts are expected to increase in velocity, up to 30 miles per hour.

Then, you might want to brace yourself for Monday night, when the low will be around 56 degress under mostly clear skies. Wind gusts of 10-15 miles per hour are expected to grow in intensity to 25 miles per hour.

Here's the rest of the forecast for the coming days:

• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79 degrees. North wind will be around 5 miles per hour to 10 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 20 miles per hour.
• Tuesday night: Clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
• Wednesday night: Clear, with a low around 59.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
• Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 58.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Even with an array of weather-predicting technological wizardry at their disposal, Friday is as far as forecasters are able to peer into the future as of Saturday afternoon. But one thing is for sure: That sweater (see definition above) might come in handy next week.