Posted: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:45 PM - 14,371 Readers

By: Claudia Grisales

Although autumn doesn’t officially start until Friday, fall-like weather is in the forecast for Central Texas this week, including highs in the 80s by the weekend.

A weak cool front that stalled over North Texas this weekend is expected to reach the area today, dropping temperatures into the low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. A second cold front expected Thursday morning could lower temperatures further and even bring a chance of rain.

Parts of Central Texas saw more than one-tenth of an inch of rain this weekend as the front stalled and a high-pressure system broke down, weather service meteorologist Pat McDonald said.

Central Texas this year has posted 85 days of triple-digit heat, a record.