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Currently in Austin — October 24, 2023: Muggy with a chance of rain
Plus, a tropical cyclone could bring 10 years of rainfall to Yemen this week.
A Hebert & Eric Holthaus
October 23, 2023
The weather, currently.
Muggy with a chance of rain
What a pleasant sensation it was to wake up to the sound of rain early Monday morning, especially since Travis County is still in the “exceptional drought” category. Tuesday brings continued moisture, with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms possible after 4pm. It will be warm and muggy, with a high near 86, and a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph could gust as high as 30 mph. Rain chances decrease in the evening, with a slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then again after 1am. The evening will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
-Anne Hebert
What you need to know, currently.
Tropical Cyclone Tej is approaching the Arabian Peninsula on Tuesday, and could stall just inland of the coast of Yemen.
It’s a rare situation in a region that receives only 50mm (2 in) of rain on average per year. Some weather models show Tej could bring more than 500 mm (20 in) to parts of eastern Yemen — the equivalent of 10 years of rain in just 24 hours.
According to The Guardian, Tej will be only the second hurricane-strength tropical cyclone to make landfall in Yemen in recorded history. Authorities in Yemen have closed schools and told fishermen not to go to sea. Neighboring Oman has also taken emergency precautions to anticipate the storm.
Some forecast models predict that 20-30 inches of rain could fall in the next 24 hours near Al Ghaydah, Yemen, as Tropical Cyclone Tej stalls over the region.
Al Ghaydah receives ~2 inches of rain per year, which means over 10 year's worth of rain could fall in just 24 hours,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch)
8:38 PM • Oct 23, 2023
A study last year from Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates found that the warming waters of the Arabian Sea should produce an increasing number of tropical cyclones in years to come.
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