Break out the shorts, Austin.

Temperatures soared to a record-high 97 degrees in Austin Friday, breaking the previous record of 91 set on June 3, 1972.

Zack Taylor, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., said a high pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico made for unseasonably warm weather.

“We had a ridge of high pressure, allowing a warm, humid air mass to surge through, and today, temperatures kind of soared,” he said.

Yesterday’s high was 78, and the maximum is expected to be around 81 tomorrow. But another system could bump the temperature into the 90s early next week.

“We’ll be down to more seasonal temperatures this weekend, but we are showing a similar pattern next week, so high temperatures could be in the 90s Tuesday and Wednesday,” Taylor said.

There is a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and showers on Saturday, and a 30 percent chance on Sunday night and Monday.