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FORECAST: Mostly sunny Saturday in Austin with heat index of 107

Mary Huber
mhuber@statesman.com
Forecasters are calling for sunny skies Saturday in Austin with a heat index of 107. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

It's going to be a hot one Saturday in Austin, with National Weather Service meteorologists calling for a high temperature of 98 degrees.

However, with relative humidity, forecasters are warning it could feel more like 107. Sunny skies are expected most of the day, with a northerly wind blowing in around 10 mph, meteorologists said.

At night, some clouds will move in, as temperatures drop to a low around 75.

The region could see some showers and thunderstorms Sunday morning, but chances remain low at 20%, with sunshine shining through and temperatures that could, again, feel like triple digits.

Here is a look at the extended forecast:

Sunday: 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy at night, with a high temperature of 96 in the day and heat index of 107 and low around 75 at night.

Monday: Most sunny skies in the day becoming partly cloudy at night; high of 98 and low around 77.

Tuesday: Most sunny in the day and mostly clear at night, with a high temperature of 99 and low of 77.