Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

TK’s Weather Discussion….

Updated 915am CT – Friday / 27 March 2015

.. Plenty of Sunshine and Warmer Temperatures Today Through the Weekend ..
.. Another Mention of Rain Tuesday into Tuesday Night ..

On this Friday morning…. a surface high pressure area is over the Rio Grande River region from Del Rio to near Eagle Pass. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our local surface winds are westerly.

In the upper levels of the atmosphere.. a deep trough.. or line.. of upper level low pressure is situated from Hudson Bay southward through the southern Mississippi Valley and the northern Gulf of Mexico. As a result, our upper air winds at about 18,500 feet are northwesterly at 50 to 60 mph.

Abundant sunshine.. will prevail today through our weekend. A pretty stout warming trend is expected through the weekend and into early next week.

A passing upper air low pressure disturbance will result in the introduction of slim precipitation chances by next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Regarding my forecast, my local forecast confidence: My forecast confidence is very high as a more stable weather pattern prevails into early next week. Forecast confidence drops back to medium to high by next Tuesday and Wednesday with the approach of an upper air low pressure disturbance and associated precipitation chances.

Have a good Friday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

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TK’s Austin and South Central Texas Weather Forecast….

Updated 845am CT.. Wednesday / 25 March 2015

TODAY…. Decreasing clouds becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. Windy and cooler. High 68. Northwesterly wind 20 to 30 mph and gusty to near 40 mph.

TONIGHT…. A clear sky and cooler. Winds diminishing. Low 45. North northwesterly wind 15 to 25 mph early diminishing to 10 to 18 mph late.

FRIDAY…. Sunshine and warmer. High 77. Light wind early morning becoming westerly 5 to 12 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. A clear sky. Low 49. Light southwesterly wind.

SATURDAY…. Sunshine. High 79. Southwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. A clear sky. Low 49. Light southwesterly wind.

SUNDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 79. South southwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 55. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

MONDAY…. Some morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 79. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

TUESDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall, where it occurs given a 20% chance at any given location, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 77. Southerly southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall, where it occurs given a 20% chance at any given location, will average 1/4 inch or less. Low 64. Southerly southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

WEDNESDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall, where it occurs given a 20% chance at any given location, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 77. Southerly southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Thursday / 02 Apr 2015 through Wednesday / 08 April 2015…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Near Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (26 March)…………………………………………. 7:27 am
Sunset this evening (26 March)…………………………………………… 7:46 pm
Sunrise Friday (27 March)………………………………………………….. 7:26 am
Sunset Friday (27 March)…………………………………………………… 7:47 pm