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Spot Forecast for Killeen Spring Fest...Killeen OEM
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1154 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 CDT on April 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered to widespread thunderstorms will likely be ongoing at
the start of the event on Saturday and continue through at least
mid-day with primarily a threat for large hail and gusty winds
with the strongest storms. As this activity clears the area, there
will be a push of cooler air arriving leading to a seasonally
cool and breezy afternoon with northwesterly winds around 10-15
mph with occasional gusts to 25 mph. Temperatures will peak in the
mid 60s on Saturday. Please note that the timing of the
thunderstorms clearing the area is subject to change based on what
happens over the next 24-36 hours.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Showers likely
                    and chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the west
                    around 13 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........86  89  87  83  74  61  50  46  37
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Temp............69  70  71  73  75  76  77  77  76
RH..............87  87  87  81  76  71  67  67  64
Surface wnd dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  W
Surface wnd spd.10  12  13  14  14  14  14  13  13
Surface wnd gst.20  21  22  23  23  23  22  22  21

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Showers likely
                    and chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
                    then showers with thunderstorms likely
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    around 10 mph with gusts to around 21 mph after
                    3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........37  54  63  71  80  86  91  97  98  98  99  97
Weather cov.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
Temp............75  74  70  69  67  66  65  64  64  64  64  63
RH..............64  69  78  80  87  90  93  97  97  100 100 98
Surface wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  N   NW  W   NW
Surface wnd spd.12  10  9   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   10  10
Surface wnd gst.20  18  17  16  16  16  16  16  17  18  20  21

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Showers with
                    thunderstorms likely early in the morning, then
                    slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
                    morning. Chance of showers in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 12 to 15 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........96  94  90  85  81  81  80  80  76  73  69  69
Weather cov.....DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........LKY SCH SCH SCH
Temp............61  60  60  61  61  63  64  66  66  66  66  64
RH..............99  96  95  91  90  85  77  73  70  68  65  67
Surface wnd dir.NW  N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Surface wnd spd.12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  13  14  14  15
Surface wnd gst.22  22  22  21  21  21  21  21  22  23  24  25

$$
Forecaster...Sellers
Requested by...Joe Stuart
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2508594.0/FWD
.DELDT 04/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL JStuart@killeentexas.gov