Austin gets break from winter weather, but for how long?

The Austin area will get a reprieve from the wintry weather conditions that passed through last week, but it's too soon to say if we're clear to put away our heavy coats and turn our focus to spring.

This week, the city can expect to settle into conditions that are typical for this time of year, which is to say no more freezing rain or those white pellets that shot down from the sky and sparked conversations about the difference between graupel and hail.

Monday will get underway with temperatures in the upper 40s with some fog and drizzle and will steadily warm throughout the day to the mid-60s, said Constantine Pashos, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. There is a slim chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

Similar conditions are expected through the rest of the week and into next weekend to include the Austin Marathon on Sunday. The thousands of runners gathering in downtown Austin to run 26.2, 13.1 or 3.1 miles will start running south on South Congress Avenue with temperatures in the mid-40s. Winds will move from the southeast at five to 10 mph. Rain is not in the forecast, and humidity should not be a factor. Temperatures will reach mid-60s by the afternoon and winds could pick up.

But it's too soon, Pashos said, to forget about winter. Northern states are still experiencing freezing conditions, and Texas could still be in line for another blast of cold.

"There's still that potential for us to have some winter weather down here," Pashos said. "Models aren't indicating any right now, but they only go out a week or two. It's still too early to tell for the remainder of the month and into March."