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Weather
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 a.m. — The most recent NWS point forecast independently verified for this update was issued Monday, Oct. 26 at 2:46 p.m. It calls for a slight chance of early showers and patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny skies with a high near 73°F. A new Tuesday morning airport temperature and alert update could not be verified, so no current observation is stated.
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ROAD WATCH
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:15 a.m.
TUESDAY — Presidential visit closures come first: Mac Davis Lane and 9th Street are closed from Avenue O to Avenue L, and Avenue O is closed between Mac Davis Lane and 9th Street for President Trump's Civic Center rally. The public entrance is on the west side off 8th Street. The city expects heavy downtown congestion and urges drivers to allow extra time or use rideshare services.
Tuesday closures: Mahon Library, Silent Wings Museum and Civic Center administrative offices are closed Oct. 27. The city says parking and pedestrian access in the restricted Civic Center area end at 4 p.m.; do not cross the Civic Center parking lot on foot. North Avenue P waterline work (East Cesar Chavez Drive to Erskine Street) has no independently verified reopening update.
Loop 88 / FM 1585 construction: TxDOT previously announced all-way stops at Avenues U and P; no new change to that pattern was independently verified. DriveTexas incident details could not be inspected in the interactive map, so no claim is made about real-time incidents.
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Early voting: October 19–30 • Election Day: November 3
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