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Chances for Rain and Thunderstorms Increase Beginning Late Wednesday

by Bob Rose | Mar 30, 2026 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

Confidence has increased in the forecast for rain later this week and for the upcoming weekend. Not only has the chance for rain gone up but forecasted rain amounts have also increased. It’s not out of the question that much of our area could receive between 1 and 2...

Turning Cooler this Weekend. Finally, Some Rain is on the Horizon

by Bob Rose | Mar 27, 2026 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

A stout cold front will bring a noticeable change in the weather Friday afternoon and Friday night that will continue through Saturday night. The front is forecast to move across the Hill Country Friday afternoon, reaching the Austin/Interstate 35 corridor in the late...

Another Warm and Dry Week is Forecast. Some Changes on the Horizon for Next Week

by Bob Rose | Mar 23, 2026 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

It seems our short season of spring gave way to summer over the weekend as temperatures soared well into the 90s. Long-term averages indicate high temperatures for late March should be about 20 degrees cooler—in the mid-70s. The July-like heat resulted from the...

Dry Weather with Summer-Like Temperatures Expected for the Next Week

by Bob Rose | Mar 20, 2026 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

On this first day of astronomical spring, Texas remains solidly in the grips of a dry and unseasonably warm weather pattern. This dry and warm pattern is in large part due to the presence of an anomalously strong ridge of high pressure, or heat dome, covering the...

Dry Pattern Will Continue this Week as Summer-Like Temperatures Make a Return

by Bob Rose | Mar 16, 2026 | bobs-blog, one-column-page

Between Sunday and Monday, it seems our weather went from summer to winter. Sunday’s dry line allowed temperatures across Central Texas and the Hill Country to warm into the mid and upper 90s. Austin-Camp Mabry’s temperature reached 97 degrees, just one degree shy of...
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