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- Austin-Area Weather: October 4th Morning Forecast With Meteorologist Chase FranksKVUE
- ACL delays Saturday opening at Zilker Park amid wet conditionsKEYE CBS Austin
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- ACL Festival’s muddy Great Lawn raises concern for Austin park’s futureKXAN
- Austin-area weather: October 3rd late-evening forecast with Chief Meteorologist Hunter WilliamsKVUE
Texas Grid
ERCOT, live: how hard the state is pulling on the power grid
56,070megawatts of demand right now
84,020megawatts available
33%headroom (27,950 MW to spare)
67% loaded
Today's expected peak: 62,053 MW around 8 PM. ERCOT supply & demand, updated 11:45 AM.
Lakes & Springs
Lake Travis, Barton Springs and the Colorado River
Lake Travis94.1%full · 677.55 ft above sea level · up 2.72 ft this week
Barton Springs71.7°water temperature · 21.5 cu ft/s spring flow
Colorado River241cubic feet per second at Austin
Texas Water Development Board · USGS live gauges
Street Level
City of Austin traffic cameras and live APD traffic calls
5active traffic incidents across Austin
- Crash with injury2908-2939 W Pecan St26 min ago
- CrashE Us 290 Hwy Wb / Old Kimbro Rd36 min ago
- Urgent crash1900 S Ih 35 Nb39 min ago
- Urgent crashE Parmer Ln / Wildhorse Ranch Trl54 min ago
- Crash with injuryManda Rd / Fm 1100 Rd1 hr ago
Austin Police real-time traffic reports · City of Austin open data
Crime Watch
What Austin Police reported, by council district
1,742crimes reported, Sep 20–Sep 26 · -1% on the week before
Most reported
See something? Capital Area Crime Stoppers 512-472-TIPS
Austin Police Department crime reports, City of Austin open data. Latest full week published; APD posts reports with a short delay.
Bat Watch & Sky
Sunset over Lady Bird Lake, weather across the metro and the air we breathe
Bat emergence
7:12 PM
Sunset tonight. Austin's Congress Avenue bridge colony, among the largest urban bat colonies in North America, flies out around dusk from spring through fall.
Downtown75°Overcast · H 76° L 72°
Round Rock71°Overcast · H 75° L 71°
Cedar Park71°Overcast · H 73° L 71°
Pflugerville72°Overcast · H 75° L 71°
Lakeway74°Overcast · H 75° L 71°
Dripping Springs72°Overcast · H 73° L 70°
San Marcos74°Overcast · H 76° L 72°
Georgetown73°Overcast · H 75° L 71°
Air quality
Downtown20Good
Round Rock20Good
Lakeway19Good
Pflugerville20Good
San Marcos19Good
UV peak today3sunrise 7:26 AM
Open-Meteo weather & air quality · National Weather Service alerts
Bat Watch
The Congress Avenue Bridge colony, tonight
Congress Avenue Bridge · Lady Bird Lake
Sunset 7:12 PM
Bat season is on. Up to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats spend March to October under the bridge, and they usually stream out to feed around sunset.
73°at sunset☁️Overcast11%chance of rain7mph wind Inseason
Texas Scoreboard
Longhorns, Austin FC and the big Texas teams
Longhorns4-0 · 3rd in SEC
Last@ TennesseeW 20–17
Next@ OklahomaSat, Oct 10 · 2:30 PM
Austin FC7-10-10 · 13th in MLS
Lastvs MinnesotaT 2–2
Cowboys1-2 · 3rd in NFC East
Lastvs RavensL 31–34
Next@ TexansSun, Oct 4 · 12:00 PM
Texans0-3 · 3rd in AFC South
Last@ ColtsL 17–19
Nextvs CowboysSun, Oct 4 · 12:00 PM
Astros0-2 · 1st in AL West
Lastvs White SoxL 3–7
Spurs0-0 · 1st in Southwest Division
Nextvs HawksThu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Mavericks0-0 · 1st in Southwest Division
Nextvs RocketsFri, Oct 9 · 7:00 AM
Schedules and results from ESPN
The Press Wire
Paid announcements from Central Texas organizations
Paid Spotlight
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Her Natural Edge Launches Online Education and Community Platform for Women Navigating Life-Stage Transitions
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Combat Build Supply Builds Community Around Combat Sports With Growing Social Media Presence and Trusted Equipment
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Comtree L&M LLC Positions Marquis Global Escapes as a Go-To Resource for Budget-Conscious Travelers Seeking Global Connectivity
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Gener Perez, founder of Gener8 Connections Ltd, Launches Eight-Week Programme Helping High-Performing Professionals Move From Overwhelm to Renewed Purpose
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Bad Habit Collective Brings Specialty Coffee and Irreverent Attitude to a Growing Community of Veterans and Adventurers
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Downtown Austin, the next 12 hours
76°⛅Now6%
77°☁️12 PM6%
74°☁️1 PM8%
75°☁️2 PM8%
75°☁️3 PM11%
75°☁️4 PM7%
74°☁️5 PM7%
74°☁️6 PM8%
73°☁️7 PM11%
73°☁️8 PM9%
73°☁️9 PM9%
73°☁️10 PM6%
Bar height follows the temperature. Bottom figure is the chance of rain. Open-Meteo hourly forecast.