Dry through the Weekend But Showers and Storms Return Early Next Week

May 29, 2026

Weather conditions will be feeling much like summer heading into the weekend. Friday’s weather maps showed a broad ridge of high pressure spreading northeast across Texas out of northern Mexico. The ridge is forecast to remain over the area through the weekend, causing sunny, warm, and humid weather. While no rain is expected across the Hill Country and Central Texas regions, forecasters will be keeping an eye on West Texas where a few isolated thunderstorms may develop along the dry line each afternoon. Any developing storms could potentially track east, reaching the western Hill Country in the evenings. However, the chance for this occurring will be less than 20 percent.

High temperatures Friday through Sunday will generally be near 90-93 degrees. Low temperatures will generally be in the low and mid-70s.

Some changes in the weather pattern look to occur next week as the ridge over Texas slowly shifts to the east. At the same time, a broad area of low pressure is predicted to take shape over northwestern Mexico. With the ridge departing to the east, atmospheric moisture levels are predicted to increase beginning Monday and remain quite high through the end of next week. Weak waves of low pressure rotating around the low over Mexico are forecast to spread across Texas throughout the week, causing the development of mainly afternoon and evening showers and scattered thunderstorms.

The probability for rain will only be around 20 percent Monday but will increase to around 40-50 percent Tuesday through Friday. Heavy rain and severe storms are not anticipated at this time. Daily rain amounts are predicted to be around a quarter inch or less.

High temperatures next week are forecast to be near 90-92 degrees Monday but fall to the upper 80s next Tuesday through Friday.

Rain amounts over the next week are predicted to generally average between 0.50 and 1 inch.

NWS Rainfall Forecast Valid through 7 pm next Friday:

The outlook for next weekend and the week of June 8^th calls for just a slight chance for rain each afternoon along with a partly cloudy sky. High temperatures are predicted to stay generally in the low 90s through the period.

Possible Tropical Development in the Eastern Tropical Pacific:

National Hurricane Center forecasters indicate a broad area of low pressure is forecast to form early next week

well to the southwest of the southern tip of the Baja, California peninsula. Some gradual development of this system will be possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form during the middle part of next week while the system moves westward or west-northwestward away from land at 10 to 15 mph across the western portion of the East Pacific.

NHC forecasters are giving this potential system a 60 percent chance for tropical development over the next seven days.

Three Planets in the Sunset Sky

When the sun goes down tonight and for the next few nights, step outside and look west. The bright planets Venus and Jupiter are converging in the twilight sky. You can’t miss them. The two will be getting noticeably closer together every night as they head for a tight conjunction on June 8-9. Soon, the planet Mercury will join the show as well, with the three planets forming a trio in the evening sky.

What a Wet May!

Much of the region has seen several rounds of soaking rain throughout May. Totals for the month have generally averaged between 5 and 7 inches across the Hill Country and Central Texas regions, and between 6 and 8 inches across the coastal plains. Parts of Burnet and Llano Counties saw close to 10 inches. Interestingly, the coastal plains region received the highest totals of rain, with parts of Wharton and Matagorda Counties recording nearly a foot of rain. The rainy and wet weather has been very welcome after such a dry fall and winter!

NWS Estimate of rain falling between May 1 and May 28:

Rainfall Departure from Normal May 1-May 28:

Have a great weekend!

Bob