Austin weather: City opens cooling centers amid excessive heat

AUSTIN, Texas - The City of Austin is opening cooling centers over the holiday weekend due to extreme heat.

The National Weather Service has much of south Central Texas under an Excessive Heat Warning through 8 p.m. on Monday, May 27.

The city says the following facilities will be open from noon to 8 p.m. as cooling centers over the holiday weekend:

• Gus Garcia Recreation Center
• Turner-Roberts Recreation Center
• Montopolis Recreation Center
• Dove Springs Recreation Center
• Ditmar Recreation Center

Three Austin Public Library facilities will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Memorial Day:

• Little Walnut Creek Branch Library
• Terrazas Branch Library
• Ruiz Branch Library

CapMetro will provide rides to cooling centers for those unable to pay the fare.