AUSTIN, Texas — SATURDAY 8PM UPDATE: With the cancellation of the Flood Watch by the NWS, we are also cancelling our Weather Impact Alert. Stay weather-aware in the coming days for isolated heavy downpours that could lead to rainwater accumulation.

The KVUE Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert through the Memorial Day weekend as our active weather pattern continues across Central Texas.

This does not mean it will rain constantly all weekend. There will still be dry time, and outdoor plans do not need to be canceled. However, periodic rounds of scattered showers and storms are expected at times (mainly on Saturday), and with the ground already saturated in many areas, any heavier storms could lead to localized flooding. A few storms could also produce gusty winds and hail.

Heading into Saturday evening, we’ll be watching towards our west as storms form and track towards Central Texas. Rain chances are around 40% overnight – a bit lower than previous forecasts. However, any storms that do develop or track over us will have plenty of moisture to work with, so locally heavy rain, gusty winds and hail will all be possible.

Rain chances for the remainder of the holiday weekend are a little lower than previous forecasts as well. Again: the storms that do develop will be able to drop heavy rainfall, and with some areas already seeing 4-6″ of rain since Tuesday, flooding is a concern due to these saturated soils.

A Flood Watch is in effect through Monday evening at 7pm.

Rain chances pick back up Tuesday into Wednesday, and we see a Slight Flood Outlook again. We could see an additional few inches of rain from this round of showers and storms.

The KVUE Weather Team will continue to monitor the forecast. In the meantime, the extended forecast can be found below.