EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated October 31, 2025 to reflect the updated November outlook.
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sure, it's only just started feeling like autumn in Central Texas, but we're already getting a look at the forecast for the final month of meteorological fall. A reminder, meteorological winter begins Dec. 1 and lasts through the end of February.
The final November forecast was just released on Friday from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, and it calls for drier than normal rainfall, but a continuation of above average temperatures.
This is an update from the preliminary November outlook, which originally expected 'near normal' precipitation.
The final temperature outlook continues to lean toward a warmer-than-normal November compared to the preliminary outlook from mid-October.
What is normal in November?
November high temperatures typically drop from the upper 70s to start the month down into the upper 60s by the end of the month.
Lows typically drop from the mid 50s into the mid 40s by late in the month.
November is usually our fourth coolest month of the year and our sixth wettest month with 2.92″ of rain on average.
Drought improving slightly
The most updated Drought Monitor showed one-category improvement over last week's drought thanks to rains during the final weekend of October.
Without wetter-than-normal conditions to counteract our recent drier months, we anticipate that the drought will start getting worse again over the coming weeks.
