


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
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029 FXUS64 KEWX 040655 AFDEWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 155 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Thursday) Issued at 155 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025 Key Messages: - Level 1-2 out of 5 risk for severe storms early this morning primarily across the Hill Country to near and north of the Austin metro area - Some redevelopment possible in afternoon across the eastern 1/3 of area; isolated strong to severe storm may be possible The latest regional radar imagery depicts a line of thunderstorms, some strong to severe, pushing southward from Waco to Lampasas to Menard. These storms may weaken somewhat, particularly along the eastern periphery of the line as modest shear and a deeper warm layer should result in the boundary undercutting new development. Nevertheless, it is still late spring in south central Texas and severe storms remain possible through early morning, particularly over the Hill Country. The primary threats are hail and damaging winds, but locally heavy rainfall over saturated soils from last weeks rainfall could lead to some isolated incidents of flash flooding. How long storms linger this morning will determine how far west storms will reform this afternoon. Various high res CAMs indicate storms will form as far south as the I-10 Corridor later today, while others insist on development as far north and west as the Austin metro. Ultimately, storm development will be dependent on where any residual outflow boundaries setup this afternoon after the morning convection. SPC placed a level 1 of 5 across the eastern 1/3rd of the region this afternoon for this possible redevelopment. On Thursday, dry weather is expected for most of the region. There is a potential for some storms to work into Val Verde County late in the afternoon, but the threat appears to be more into Thursday night and more on that can be found in the long term discussion. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 155 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025 Key Messages: - Hotter through the weekend with elevated heat indices - Returning low to medium (20-40%) rain and storm chances during early to mid next week Isolated rain/storm activity could approach or briefly enter Val Verde County on Thursday evening but cells will likely weaken later into the night with increasing convective inhibition from loss of daytime heating. This is likely to be the last of the rain/storm chances across South-Central Texas through the majority of the weekend as a 592 to 593 dm upper level ridge develops and settles across the region with increased subsident air. The primary weather story will transition to the building heat as the temperatures are to soar Friday through this weekend back into the 100 to 105 degree range for many with heat indices peaking as high as the 105 to 110 degree range as well. This may trigger heat advisories across at least portions of the area. Conditions will remain very warm at night as well with overnight lows ranging from the mid to the upper 70s across most locations. Anticipate some pockets of low stratus to develop into each morning. The center of the ridge slides westward into and through the day on Sunday and this will allow for a northwesterly flow aloft to return across the region. This northwesterly flow and enough of a breakdown with the ridge occurs to allow for the returning of low to medium chances for rain and storms through the first half of next week, beginning possibly as soon as late Sunday night. Activity will mainly be generated across southern portions of the Texas panhandle and West-Central Texas each day and propagates south-southeastward along a surface front and/or cold-pool generated surface outflow boundaries. While the temperatures will remain above average, the afternoon highs should off several degrees from the highs will be expected over the weekend. Overnight lows stay warm and humid. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1223 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025 Very few changes from the 00Z forecast as the timing of TSRA looks on track for the predawn and sunrise hours at AUS, SAT, and SSF. Will continue with higher confidence at AUS with a TEMPO for TSRA and lower confidence with SAT and SSF and a PROB30 group utilized. Expect VFR ceilings to return by mid to late morning along with light east southeasterly winds. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 91 74 96 76 / 40 10 10 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 90 74 94 74 / 40 10 10 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 93 74 96 74 / 40 10 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 87 72 93 73 / 20 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 99 79 100 78 / 10 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 87 73 92 74 / 30 10 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 95 74 96 74 / 30 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 93 74 95 74 / 40 10 10 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 92 74 94 75 / 40 10 10 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 94 77 95 76 / 40 10 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 96 77 97 77 / 20 10 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ Short-Term...MMM Long-Term...Brady Aviation...MMM