Updated 915am CT – Thursday / 06 April 2017
.. A Dry Stable Weather Pattern Continues ..
.. Unsettled Wet and Stormy Weather Pattern Early into Mid Parts of Next Week ..
On this Thursday… a surface low is over northern Ohio with a cold front extending southward through the Carolinas then southwestward through northern Florida and into the central Gulf of Mexico. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds across south central Texas are light and variable.
In the upper levels of the atmosphere, an eastward moving deep trough of low pressure extends southward from the eastern Great Lakes southward into the southeastern USA. An upper level ridge of high pressure extends from the southwestern USA into the intermountain west and northern Rockies. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over south central Texas are west northwesterly at 50 to 60 mph.
A dry and stable weather pattern continues in place across the area. We would expect considerable sunshine with a warming trend underway as we go late week into the weekend.
Another cold front approaches Texas from the west by early next week with increasing low level moisture and increased cloud cover. I will introduce rain and thunderstorm chances by Monday with rain chances peaking Monday night into the predawn hours Tuesday. While the front will settle southward to off the Texas coast by Tuesday into Tuesday night, we’ll still see some lingering clouds and rain chances for Tuesday and Wednesday. The latest NWS/Weather Prediction Center guidance suggests rainfall, over the next seven days, will average 1 to 2 inches over our area.
Have a good Thursday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
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Updated 845am CT.. Thursday / 06 April 2017
TODAY…. Sunshine. High 78. Light wind becoming southeasterly by late afternoon.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 52. Light southeasterly wind.
FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 81. Southerly wind increasing to 5 to 12 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 84. South southeasterly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph with some higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. A few clouds and more humid. Low 65. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph with some higher gusts.
SUNDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 85. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early becoming cloudy late with isolated rain showers. A 10% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average trace amounts. Low 68. Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY….Morning low clouds.. otherwise mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 60% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/2 to 1 inch. High 80. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 50% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 inch. Low 63. Southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph becoming more westerly.
TUESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 30% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 inch. High 79. Northwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 30% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 inch. Low 59. Northerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 inch. High 79. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming more easterly by afternoon.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Thursday / 13 April 2017 through Wednesday / 19 April 2017…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (06 Apr)……………………………………………. 7:14 am
Sunset this evening (06 Apr)……………………………………………… 7:53 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (07 Apr)………………………………………………… 7:13 am
Sunset tomorrow (07 Apr)…………………………………………………. 7:54 pm