Currently in Austin — September 11, 2023: The last triple digit day of the year?

The weather, currently.

Could we see our last triple-digit day on Monday? The forecast says it’s likely, with a high of 100 on a partly sunny day with a 20% chance of spotty showers and thunderstorms (mostly to the west of Austin). Tomorrow night will be partly cloudy with an isolated storm/shower possible and a 10% chance of rain. Big changes are coming later this week, when we finally dip into the low 90s. I imagine the local weather maps switching out the color palettes for their forecast maps from “dark hatred” to “medium anger” to “pleasantly surprised”. Let’s celebrate!

— Anne Hebert

What you need to know, currently.

Sunday September 10th is the historical peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic.

This season is definitely peaking right on schedule.

Over the weekend, Hurricane Lee peaked at Category 5 — the strongest hurricane of 2023 so far — and continues on a course to potentially make landfall in Atlantic Canada or New England this weekend. That’s still at least 5 days away though, and the forecast has a lot of uncertainty baked in between now and then.

Elsewhere, Atlantic Ocean temperatures are still at record levels for mid-September, and as many as 10 additional named storms could still form between now and when hurricane season officially ends on November 30.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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