Austin, Texas weather
Current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecast, official alerts, and air quality for Austin, United States. Coordinates 30.27, -97.74 · America/Chicago.
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Austin, Texas
United States · America/Chicago
87°F
Mainly clear
Feels like 93° · High 98° / Low 76°
- Precipitation
- 0%
- Wind
- 7 SEmph
- Humidity
- 59%
- Visibility
- 0.0mi
- Pressure
- 1014hPa
- Dew point
- 71°F
- UV index
- 9.6
- Air quality
- 101
Chance of measurable precipitation this hour
Sustained wind speed and direction
How much moisture the air holds
How far you can clearly see
Falling pressure often means unsettled weather
Above 65° feels muggy
8 or higher: limit midday sun
US EPA AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Source updated: 2:40:43 AM · WeatherSignal checked: 2:40:43 AM
WeatherSignal Right Now
Plain-language answers calculated from this location's own forecast values — see how each one works on our methodology page.
Today's Weather Score
54/100
Mixed day
Starts at 100 and subtracts published penalties for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, low visibility, and active official alerts.
- Feels like 93° — hot-20
- UV index 9.6 — very high-6
- Dew point 71° — oppressive humidity-10
- Visibility 0.0 mi-10
Right now
It's 87° but feels like 93°, mainly clear, 59% humidity.
Today's high is about the same as the rest of the week.
Umbrella or nah?
Nah(Favourable)
Nothing in the next 12 hours reaches a 40% chance of rain. Peak chance is 0%.
Why
- Peak precipitation probability: 0%
- Total expected precipitation: 0.00″
Best time today
3 AM(Favourable)
3 AM has the most comfortable combination of temperature, rain chance, wind, and humidity in the remaining daylight hours.
Why
- Feels like 79°
- Rain chance 0%
- Wind 4 mph
- Humidity 78%
Car wash check
Go for it(Favourable)
No hour in the next 48 hours reaches a 50% chance of rain or measurable precipitation.
Why
- No precipitation at or above 50% chance within 48 hours
- Current wind: 7 mph
Dog walk window
3 AM(Favourable)
3 AM is the calmest hour in the 25–85° feels-like range with rain chance under 40%.
Why
- Feels like 79°
- Rain chance 0%
Cookout check
Green light(Favourable)
Between 4 PM and 9 PM: up to 0% rain chance, wind to 7 mph, feels like 93–98°.
Why
- Evening peak rain chance: 0%
- Evening peak wind: 7 mph
Windows down?
Keep them up(Unfavourable)
Feels like 93°, 0% rain chance, wind 7 mph. Comfortable range used here: 58–84° with rain chance under 20% and wind under 18 mph.
Why
- Feels like 93°
- Rain chance 0%
- Wind 7 mph
Hair weather
Frizz risk high(Unfavourable)
Relative humidity is 59% with a 71° dew point. Moisture in the air is what swells hair strands, so dew point matters more than temperature.
Why
- Humidity 59%
- Dew point 71°
These are WeatherSignal calculations, not official forecasts or warnings. They never override guidance from your national weather service.
What this means
Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules — not an AI guess.
- No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
- Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 101).
- Heat builds to 98°F on Saturday.
- UV index is very high today — limit midday sun exposure.
Next 24 hours
Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?
| Time | Condition | Temp | Feels | Precip % | Amount | Wind | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 85° | 90° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 S | 63% |
| 11 PM | Clear sky | 83° | 89° | 0% | 0.00″ | 5 SSW | 69% |
| 12 AM | Clear sky | 82° | 87° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 SSW | 70% |
| 1 AM | Clear sky | 81° | 85° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 SW | 72% |
| 2 AM | Clear sky | 80° | 84° | 0% | 0.00″ | 5 SW | 75% |
| 3 AM | Clear sky | 79° | 79° | 0% | 0.00″ | 4 WSW | 78% |
| 4 AM | Clear sky | 78° | 78° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 WSW | 83% |
| 5 AM | Clear sky | 78° | 78° | 0% | 0.00″ | 2 WNW | 84% |
| 6 AM | Clear sky | 77° | 77° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 WSW | 86% |
| 7 AM | Clear sky | 76° | 76° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 WSW | 88% |
| 8 AM | Clear sky | 78° | 78° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 W | 84% |
| 9 AM | Clear sky | 82° | 87° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 SW | 74% |
| 10 AM | Clear sky | 86° | 93° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 SSW | 66% |
| 11 AM | Clear sky | 89° | 96° | 0% | 0.00″ | 3 S | 55% |
| 12 PM | Clear sky | 92° | 99° | 0% | 0.00″ | 4 SSE | 48% |
| 1 PM | Clear sky | 94° | 101° | 0% | 0.00″ | 5 SSE | 43% |
| 2 PM | Mainly clear | 96° | 96° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 SSE | 40% |
| 3 PM | Mainly clear | 98° | 98° | 0% | 0.00″ | 7 SSE | 36% |
| 4 PM | Clear sky | 98° | 98° | 0% | 0.00″ | 7 SSE | 35% |
| 5 PM | Clear sky | 97° | 97° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 SE | 35% |
| 6 PM | Clear sky | 97° | 97° | 0% | 0.00″ | 6 SE | 35% |
| 7 PM | Clear sky | 95° | 95° | 0% | 0.00″ | 7 SE | 36% |
| 8 PM | Clear sky | 93° | 93° | 0% | 0.00″ | 7 SE | 39% |
| 9 PM | Clear sky | 91° | 94° | 0% | 0.00″ | 7 SE | 41% |
7-day forecast
Confidence decreases the further out you look.
Today
Clear sky
98° / 76°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 7 mph
- UV:
- 9.6
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Sun, Aug 30
Mainly clear
99° / 77°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 11 mph
- UV:
- 9.5
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Mon, Aug 31
Clear sky
96° / 77°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 11 mph
- UV:
- 9.5
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Tue, Sep 1
Clear sky
97° / 78°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 8 mph
- UV:
- 0.0
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Wed, Sep 2
Clear sky
97° / 80°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 8 mph
- UV:
- 0.0
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.
Thu, Sep 3
Clear sky
96° / 80°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 7 mph
- UV:
- 0.0
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.
Fri, Sep 4
Clear sky
96° / 79°
- Precip:
- 0% · 0.00″
- Wind:
- 10 mph
- UV:
- 0.0
- Sun:
- 1 AM–1 PM
Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.
Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.
Air quality
US EPA AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- AQI
- 101
- Primary
- Ozone
- PM2.5
- 11.2µg/m³
- PM10
- 13.0µg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0µg/m³
- Dust
- 1.0µg/m³
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Highest measured pollutant
Sensitive groups (heart or lung disease, older adults, children) should reduce prolonged outdoor exertion.
Air-quality guidance comes from the published category definitions of the source scale. WeatherSignal does not provide medical advice.
Source updated: not provided · WeatherSignal checked: 2:40:43 AM