Austin Week Ahead Weather: Hard Freeze Warning

AUSTIN, TX — A hard freeze warning is leading off the weather this week in Austin, with the National Weather Service issuing the warning to remind citizens that vulnerable plants, pipes and unsheltered people and pets are especially vulnerable to the cold.

The warning is in effect until noon on Wednesday, when the high temperature is expected to reach 51. The rest of the week will see mostly clear skies with clouds popping in intermittently, and high temperatures in the high 40's and low 50's.

See the full text of the hard freeze warning and the hazardous weather outlook here.

Below is your full week ahead weather forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 23. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

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