Overview
- A strong upper-level ridge, often called a heat dome, has parked over Texas and is suppressing clouds and storms while letting daytime temperatures rise across Central Texas.
- Forecasts call for several days of mid- to upper-90s with upper-90s becoming common by midweek and overnight lows stuck in the mid- to upper-70s, limiting nighttime relief.
- Humidity will push heat-index values near or above about 108°F in parts of the area and the National Weather Service is monitoring conditions for a possible heat advisory.
- Rain chances are expected to stay low through at least next weekend, leaving Austin in a stretch of dry, steadily warming weather that increases the odds of the city's first 100°F reading of 2026.
- The prolonged warmth fits into longer-range outlooks that favor above-normal temperatures for late June and may raise short-term public-health risks, so officials urge hydration, shade breaks, and never leaving children or pets in vehicles.