Heat

Temperatures in the Austin area have been running about 10 degrees hotter than usual for October, with hardly any rain during what is supposed to be the second rainiest month of the year. Meteorologist Avery Tomasco explains why we're stuck in this endless summer.

The past three summers have been rough. That’s probably one reason this year may have felt like a welcome respite. It was still unusually hot; it just wasn't apocalyptically so.

The last time Austin had a June without triple-digit days was in 2019. Meteorologists said a couple of factors led to the cooler than expected temperatures, but they predict July's heat will be above average.

Of all the tips on how to protect your dogs this summer, Austin veterinarian Kacey Joseph has one big one: “Avoid the midday walk.”

Meteorologists are forecasting another hot summer, though it may not be as bad as some recent scorchers.

Austin's oppressive summer heat is back. The earlier-than-usual wave of triple-digit temperatures prompted the city to open up cooling centers this week.

City Council members adopted a new property code Thursday requiring homeowners to have some form of AC. Austin residents have battled record-breaking summers in recent years.

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

Fall foliage typically kicks off in mid-to-late October and peaks by late November, but record heat this fall delayed Austin's fall colors to the very end of the year.

In fact, this October was so hot that, looking back at the historical data, a quarter of all Septembers in Austin have been cooler than this recent October.