Following a cool start out there this morning, today's weather looks bright and comfortable across Central Texas as we enjoy low humidity and slightly cooler-than-normal temperatures.  The forecast calls for highs in the mid to upper 70s.

We're looking for mostly sunny skies out there most of the day.  Northeasterly winds will be a bit gusty into the afternoon before gradually tapering tonight.  

Clouds return to the scene overnight and will be fairly thick tomorrow morning, maybe with a few showers.  Our computer models show storms firing up out west then dying out as they move east, potentially with some "leftover" light rain for the Hill Country very early Friday morning, and some of that could impact I-35 during the morning commute.  It's a 20% rain chance tomorrow, mostly for the morning hours, then we think we'll see some afternoon sun eventually break out.

Southeasterly winds come back to close out the week and that means moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will surge back in.  We expect those winds to be gusty tomorrow and Saturday ahead of our next cold front.

We see a fairly potent Pacific disturbance hitting California this morning and it's generally headed this way, with an expected track through the Southern Rockies to Southern Plains between now and Saturday.  Models send the disturbance across the Texas Panhandle, sending its cold front across Texas during the day Saturday.

Here at home, it's as good as a 60% chance for showers and storms.  That said, this morning's models downplay the event compared to only 24 hours ago.  In response, NOAA has lowered the overall rain expectation from the 1"+ we saw earlier in the week down to a widespread 1/4" to 1/2" in our region.  And the Storm Prediction Center also has the area in a MARGINAL risk zone for severe weather (that's the lowest of the five tier scale) with the greatest threat being sizable hail.

Tune in to 'Weather on the 1s' on TV or the live stream today for a look at the latest models and more.