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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%

Chance of measurable precipitation this hour

Wind
7 SEmph

Sustained wind speed and direction

Humidity
59%

How much moisture the air holds

Visibility
0.0mi

How far you can clearly see

Pressure
1014hPa

Falling pressure often means unsettled weather

Dew point
71°F

Above 65° feels muggy

UV index
9.6

8 or higher: limit midday sun

Air quality
101

US EPA AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Sunrise 1 AM Sunset 1 PM Cloud cover 15% Wind direction SE

Source updated: 2:40:43 AM · WeatherSignal checked: 2:40:43 AM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

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
How this score is calculated

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?

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
10 PMPartly cloudy85°90°0%0.006 S63%
11 PMClear sky83°89°0%0.005 SSW69%
12 AMClear sky82°87°0%0.006 SSW70%
1 AMClear sky81°85°0%0.006 SW72%
2 AMClear sky80°84°0%0.005 SW75%
3 AMClear sky79°79°0%0.004 WSW78%
4 AMClear sky78°78°0%0.003 WSW83%
5 AMClear sky78°78°0%0.002 WNW84%
6 AMClear sky77°77°0%0.003 WSW86%
7 AMClear sky76°76°0%0.003 WSW88%
8 AMClear sky78°78°0%0.003 W84%
9 AMClear sky82°87°0%0.003 SW74%
10 AMClear sky86°93°0%0.003 SSW66%
11 AMClear sky89°96°0%0.003 S55%
12 PMClear sky92°99°0%0.004 SSE48%
1 PMClear sky94°101°0%0.005 SSE43%
2 PMMainly clear96°96°0%0.006 SSE40%
3 PMMainly clear98°98°0%0.007 SSE36%
4 PMClear sky98°98°0%0.007 SSE35%
5 PMClear sky97°97°0%0.006 SE35%
6 PMClear sky97°97°0%0.006 SE35%
7 PMClear sky95°95°0%0.007 SE36%
8 PMClear sky93°93°0%0.007 SE39%
9 PMClear sky91°94°0%0.007 SE41%

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 AM1 PM
  • Sun, Aug 30

    Mainly clear

    99° / 77°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    11 mph
    UV:
    9.5
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Mon, Aug 31

    Clear sky

    96° / 77°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    11 mph
    UV:
    9.5
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Tue, Sep 1

    Clear sky

    97° / 78°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Wed, Sep 2

    Clear sky

    97° / 80°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 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 AM1 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 AM1 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

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Primary
Ozone

Highest measured pollutant

PM2.5
11.2µg/m³
PM10
13.0µg/m³
Ozone
92.0µg/m³
Dust
1.0µg/m³

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

Source: Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS / US EPA scale)

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