What to expect in Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Weather summer begins June 1, and we have a good idea that summer will be nothing like last year for central Texas.

Last summer saw a lack of heat and an abundance of rain, this year could be the opposite.

Central Texas Summer Forecast

NOAA and the Climate Prediction Center expect the summer to be even hotter than normal. Central Texas typically has 29 triple-digit days per year, with the majority coming in August. This year we could have many more.

Summer Temperature Forecast (CPC)

The rainfall forecast is generally not good for central Texas given the extreme drought some of us are facing, but it could be worse.

Our eastern counties and areas east of I-35 in metro Austin counties are expecting near-normal rainfall, while areas west of I-35 and in the Hill Country have drier than normal forecasts.

Summer Precipitation Forecast (CPC)
Summer Precipitation Forecast (CPC)

National forecasts

The outlook for the rest of the United States is also promising. Only a small portion of the northern and Pacific Northwest states have near-normal summer temperature forecasts.

National Summer Forecast (CPC)
National Summer Forecast (CPC)
National Summer Precipitation Forecast (CPC)
National Summer Precipitation Forecast (CPC)

Nationally, the precipitation forecast this summer is mixed with wetter than normal weather in southeastern and eastern states, as well as some from Arizona to New Mexico. , expecting a wetter monsoon season. Drier than normal weather will persist across most of the central and northwest parts of the country. Little relief expected for most countries facing worsening drought in southwestern states.

How will summer start? June forecast

The June forecast for central Texas is very similar to what we expect for the summer as a whole, but near-normal rainfall is a good thing given that June is usually our third wettest month in the summer. year in central Texas.

June Precipitation Forecast (CPC)
June Precipitation Forecast (CPC)

Although we may end up with near normal precipitation, there will be no escape from the heat with warmer than normal temperatures forecast for another month.

June Temperature Forecast (CPC)
June Temperature Forecast (CPC)

What is normal for June?

June is normally wet to start, but generally dry to finish with average highs climbing from the low to mid 90s with lows mostly in the 70s.

June Normals
June Normals

June 1 also marks the start of Atlantic hurricane season. Stick with the First Warning Weather Team as we take you into the summer.

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