Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
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394 FXUS64 KEWX 212341 AFDEWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 541 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 150 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 Surface high pressure today brings clear skies and light and variable wind over South Central Texas with mild highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. High pressure will continue to influence the area through the short term period with northwest flow aloft. These conditions will keep quiet and dry weather prevailing in the short term period. Overnight lows into Friday morning should be a few degrees warmer than last night, mainly in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light easterly to southeasterly wind Friday afternoon will lend itself to a slight uptick in afternoon highs from the low to upper 70s with some high clouds overhead. Stronger southeasterly wind Friday night may allow for some deeper moisture and patchy clouds to the west overnight. Lows will largely be in the 40s early Saturday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 150 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 Dry and warm weather is forecast for the weekend into early next week. Saturday`s highs are likely to range from the mid 70s to mid 80s across the southern Rio Grande. Sunday`s overnight lows are expected to range from the 50s and 60s. Sunday`s highs are forecast to be above normal values from the upper 70s across the Hill Country, mid 80s along and east of Interstate 35 and even lower 90s over some locations across the southern part of the Rio Grande. Southerly winds are forecast to be moderate 10 to 15 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph based on the national blend model guidance. Partly cloudy skies are expected to develop overnight through the early Monday morning period. Lows are likely to range from the 50s and 60s. Another warm day is in store for Monday across south central Texas with highs reaching the upper 70s to mid 80s to the lower 90s. A cold front is forecast to push across the local area sometimes on Monday night into Tuesday morning. A cooler airmass spreads across the local area to bring high temperatures down to the 70s and lower 80s across the coastal Plains. The boundary pushes back to the north into central Texas during the day on Tuesday with southerly winds returning to south central Texas. With southerly winds in place, Wednesday`s highs go back to the upper 70s to the mid and upper 80s. And guess what? Another cold front is forecast to push across the local area throughout the day on Thursday. It is a dry front so far with the GFS solution coming in a bit faster than the ECMWF as far as the northerly wind shift. Thursday`s highs are forecast to range from the upper 60s across the Hill Country to mid 70s along Interstate 35 and lower 80s across the coastal Plains. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 541 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024 VFR conditions under clear skies through the TAF period. Light winds less than 5 KT tonight and Friday morning. A SE wind around 5-10 KT is expected to develop along the Rio Grande Friday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 43 75 47 78 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 40 75 42 78 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 43 77 43 80 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 42 73 45 75 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 46 77 50 81 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 40 72 42 76 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 43 75 45 78 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 40 75 41 78 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 40 75 41 79 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 46 76 48 78 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 46 77 47 80 / 0 0 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ Short-Term...27 Long-Term...17 Aviation...76