For those Austinites dreaming of a white Christmas, the forecast suggests a different story. The National Weather Service predicts a partly sunny day with a comfortable high of 73 degrees Fahrenheit today. Humidity lingers at 59%, and a variable wind is going around 7 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. As the sun continues its arc across the Texas sky, the temperature is expected to peak near 75 degrees with a gentle southern breeze.
Tonight, the skies over Austin will mostly be cloudy, with temperatures dropping to a mild 63 degrees. The south-southeast wind should remain light at around 5 mph, though it could see gusts as high as 20 mph. A hint of unpredictability hangs in the air as Tuesday brings a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon, as reported by National Weather Service. Patchy morning fog is also expected between 7 am and 10 am before the day turns mostly sunny with highs hovering near 76 degrees.
The possibility of wet weather persists into Tuesday night with a 30 percent chance of precipitation before midnight. The calm of night will be graced with mostly cloudy conditions and lows around 57 degrees. Christmas revelers can take solace in the partly sunny skies forecasted for December 25th, with highs again near the 73-degree mark and a slight northeastern breeze in the afternoon…