Forecast trending wetter and colder

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The countdown to our next cool down begins with temperatures expected to plummet by week's end.Afternoon highs will warm well above average for most of us today as we return to the upper 70s and low 80s. Mostly cloudy skies will stretch areawide with a few sprinkles possible, mainly west of I-35 (rain chance: 10%).More of the same is expected Thursday - warm, muggy and mainly dry skies - but this will mark our last day of our recent weather pattern. A strong cold front surging s