The UV index is not the focus tonight, but the rain is: scattered showers and storms are possible in the Hill Country later tonight and overnight as a complex of storms dives south from North Texas. A level 2/4 flood threat is in place for parts of the Hill Country through tonight, with locally heavy rain the main concern.
Hill Country flood threat tonight
The northern Hill Country also has a level 1 to 2 out of 4 severe weather risk, and that includes a damaging wind gust threat. For people in the Hill Country and the KXAN viewing area, the immediate question is how much rain falls in one spot versus the next, because some isolated 1-2″+ rainfall totals are possible.
That risk matters most where storms line up over the same area. The forecast does not point to widespread rain, but it does point to enough heavier pockets for flood-prone roads and low-lying spots to be watched through the overnight hours.
North Texas storms move south
The setup starts with storms dropping south from North Texas, then keeps the weather unsettled into Friday and Saturday. Another couple rounds of showers and storms are possible later on Friday and again on Saturday, and the primary concern with those storms remains locally heavy rain.
A level 2/4 flash flood threat is in place for the entire KXAN viewing area tomorrow. That creates a mismatch in the forecast: rain chances are still scattered, but the flood threat is broader and higher than a simple shower forecast would suggest.
Sunday and Tuesday outlook
Rain chances drop to just 10% on Sunday and again on Tuesday, even as the forecast points to another round of hotter weather next week. Highs are expected in the upper-90's, with lows in the upper 70's.
For readers tracking what changes next, the short answer is that the wettest stretch runs from tonight through Saturday, then the pattern dries out before heat builds back in. How much rain falls in specific locations within the KXAN viewing area is not answered, so the practical move is to plan for heavy bursts tonight and tomorrow before the lower rain chances arrive later.
