Fall forecast for Central Texas released

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Meteorological fall begins September 1 as we wrap up officially summer on the final day of August. The Climate Prediction Center released their three-month seasonal outlook and it calls for the drier-than-normal pattern that most of us felt in August to continue in the autumn.

The outlook for fall is a return to a warmer and drier pattern here in Central Texas.

We won't be the only ones experiencing a warmer than normal fall. Across most of the lower 48 states, fall is expected to be warmer-than-normal for the season.

The rainfall forecast has more variety with drier than normal conditions expected surrounding the Four Corners region and through much of Texas and east into portions of Tennessee. Wetter than normal weather is expected in the southeast and northwest.

What's normal for fall in Central Texas?

Fall is the season with the most rapid decline in average temperatures on a month to month basis. Average highs drop quickly from the low 90s in September into the low 70s in November.

Fall is our second wettest season after spring with 10.28" of rain spread out over the three months. October is our wettest month of fall and our second wettest month of the year after May.

InDepth: First freeze in fall?

Fall can bring our first freeze of the colder months, but not always. We average 1 freeze in November and our average first freeze of the year comes in late November or early December in Austin.

Despite the long-term projections of a warmer and drier season ahead, meteorological fall looks to start wetter and cooler. Get the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather Team.