Temperatures dropped into a light freeze overnight for parts of the Hill Country and suburbs of Austin, marking our coldest morning of the week.  Grab a jacket!  We're looking for abundant sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon, then it'll turn chilly again tonight for the peak of the Geminid Meteor Shower.

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Dry southwesterly winds will help with today's warm-up, then they'll shift again early tomorrow as another cold front arrives.  The front is currently timed to sweep into Austin shortly before sunrise.  Futurecast shows quite a bit more cloud cover streaming in from Mexico for South Texas during the next 24 hours, and we'll probably see some of that overhead today yet we're sure hoping for some clearing overnight for the meteor shower, especially from midnight to 4 a.m.  Tomorrow's front will provide a slight drop in temps, with daytime mid 60s, with increasing clouds late in the day.

The week ends slightly cooler with highs in the 50s Friday.  Travelers should plan for some rain across deep South Texas and parts of the coast as we wrap up the week, then it looks like some showers could arrive here as soon as Saturday.  Yes, our rain chance for the weekend might've moved up a bit:  this morning's computer models now point to a Saturday evening peak for Austin, with most of the showers exiting early Sunday beahind a weak cold front.  We'll go with a 30% rain chance both Saturday & Sunday, knowing that the peak will likely happen during the night in between.  Our in-house model points to some 1/10th to 1/4 inch potential accumulations here locally.

Southerly winds will bring Gulf humidity back into the mix this weekend, with temps will into the 60s by Sunday.  See the 7 Day Forecast for more.