Updated 915am CT – Wednesday / 07 March 2018

… A Dry and Stable Weather Pattern For Much of the Remainder of the Week …
… Another Disturbance and Cold Front Friday Night into Saturday …

On the Weather Map…

On the surface map… surface high pressure extends from Texas north northwestward into the intermountain west. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds are northerly.

On the upper air map… a northwest-to-southeast oriented trough, or line, of low pressure is centered from the Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic states. As result of the upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our local area are west northwesterly 55 to 60 mph.

What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…

The drier and more stable weather pattern will continue over the area through Thursday night into early Friday before another upper air low pressure disturbance and associated cold front move through the area by late Friday into Saturday. Clouds will increase over our area as the south southeasterly surface wind off the Gulf of Mexico increase tomorrow through Friday bringing abundant low level moisture northward into the area. Widely scattered rain showers are possible Friday night into early Saturday with a drier more southwesterly surface wind developing on Saturday resulting in much warmer than average temperatures.

The cold front will not move through the area until later in the day on Sunday. Drier and somewhat cooler air will move into the area by Sunday night through the first part of next week.

Over the next seven days, according to guidance from the NWS/Weather Prediction Center, rainfall over the IH35 corridor will average 1/4 inch or less.

Have a good Wednesday..
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.facebook.com/troykimmel

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Updated 845am CT… Wednesday / 07 March 2018

TODAY…. Mostly sunny. High 65. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 40. Light northeasterly wind becoming calm late.

THURSDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 70. Light wind early becoming south southeasterly 4 to 8 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy. Some patchy fog and drizzle developing after midnight. Low 52. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY…. Patchy morning drizzle and fog. Partly to mostly cloudy and more humid. High 74. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph with some higher gusts.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers. A 20% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/10th inch or less. Low 62. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SATURDAY…. Partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average 1/4 inch or less. Unseasonably warm. High 83. South southwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 61. South southwesterly wind 4 to 8 mph.

SUNDAY…. Partly cloudy with a cold front passing in the afternoon. High 74. West southwesterly wind becoming north northeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph with some higher gusts in the afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 50. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

MONDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 67. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 44. Light northeasterly wind.

TUESDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 67. Light winds becoming southeasterly 5 to 10 mph by afternoon.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday / 14 March 2018 through Tuesday / 20 March 2018…
Temperature… Much Above Average
Precipitation… Near to Slightly Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (07 March)………………………………………. 6:50 am
Sunset this evening (07 March)………………………………………… 6:34 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (08 March)…………………………………………… 6:49 am
Sunset tomorrow (08 March)……………………………………………. 6:35 pm