AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- With eyes on Hurricane Laura in the Gulf, Tuesday will bring heat and a few clouds to Central Texas.
Partly cloudy skies will keep highs in the upper 90s, to a high of 99. Winds will be out of the northeast, 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight, partly cloudy skies will continue with lows falling into the upper 70s.
Laura grew into a category 1 hurricane just after 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, continuing on a forecast track to make landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border sometime late Wednesday into early Thursday morning. The track continues to be far enough to the east that effects on the Austin area will be minimal, with rainfall estimates of less than an inch along the Interstate 35 corridor.
Here's a look at the extended forecast:
WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Highest heat index readings up to 106 in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. North winds 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Highest heat index readings up to 108 in the afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 100.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs around 100.
SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.
SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.
