Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

Month: April 2013

TK’s Austin / South Central Texas Forecast

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Updated 845am CDT.. Tuesday / 23 April 2013

TODAY…. Some patchy morning fog.. otherwise mostly cloudy. A 30% chance of rain showers and thunderstorms by midday as a strong cold front moves across the area. High this morning in the 70s.. with temperatures falling into the 50s in the afternoon. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph with winds shifting north northwesterly 10 to 20 mph and gusty with the cold frontal passage. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average 1/4 inch.

TONIGHT…. A cloudy sky and cooler with a 30% chance of rain showers. Low 46 to 50. Northerly wind 10 to 20 mph with some higher gusts. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average 1/10th inch or less.

WEDNESDAY…. Mostly cloudy and unseasonably cool with a 20% chance of rain. High 57 to 61. Northerly wind 10 to 15 mph. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average only a trace to a few hundredths of an inch.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. Low 49 to 53. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average only trace amounts.

THURSDAY…. Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain. High 65 to 69. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming more easterly in the afternoon. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average only trace amounts.

THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with a less than 20% chance of rain. Low 57 to 61. East southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeasterly after midnight. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average only trace amounts.

FRIDAY…. Mostly cloudy and warmer with a 20% chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. High 77 to 81. Southerly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph. Rainfall.. where it occurs.. will average 1/4 inch.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Becoming partly cloudy. Low 62 to 66. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY…. Some morning clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 80 to 84. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early with low clouds thickening across the area after 11pm. Low 62 to 66. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY…. Some morning clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 81 to 85. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early with low clouds thickening across the area after 10pm. Low 63 to 67. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

MONDAY…. Some morning clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 82 to 86. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Tuesday / 30 April 2013  through Monday / 06 May 2013…
Temperature… Below Average
Precipitation… Slightly Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (23 April)…………………………. 6:55 am
Sunset this evening (23 April)………………………….. 8:04 pm
Sunrise Wednesday (24 April)…………………………. 6:54 am
Sunset Wednesday (24 April)………………………….. 8:04 pm

TK’s Weather Discussion

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Updated 845am CDT Tuesday / 23 April 2013

Strong Cold Front Surges Through Texas ….
Overrunning Pattern With Clouds and Some Rain Back in Post Frontal Cooler Air ….
Return to Partly Cloudy and Warmer Late Week Through the Weekend ….

On this Tuesday morning…. a strong cold front is moving across Texas. Given this surface pressure pattern, surface winds are southerly in areas ahead of the front but they shift gusty north northwesterly in the front passes across any given location of the state.

In the upper levels of the atmosphere…. a broad trough.. or line.. of upper level low pressure is situated over the USA with a strong disturbance within this upper air flow stretching southwestward from Wyoming into the southwestern USA. Given this upper air pattern, winds over south central Texas and the Austin metro area about 18,000 feet above the ground are westerly 25 to 35 mph.

A strong cold front is approaching the area and will move through our area in the midday hours today with unseasonably cool temperatures to quickly spread into our area through the afternoon. Widely scattered to scattered rain showers and thunderstorms along the leading edge of the front with lighter rain showers and gusty winds along with the much cooler temperatures after the front passes.

The cold front will move off the Texas coast and well into the Gulf of Mexico but clouds and slim rain chances will continue locally in the post frontal atmospheric environment as a result of a series of upper level low pressure disturbances remaining to our west and making their way across the area through Friday. This produces an “overrunning” pattern with clouds and slim rain chances persisting tomorrow through Friday.

More sunshine with a return southerly wind and warmer temperatures will prevail by late in the day Friday and through the weekend.

Have a good Tuesday night and Wednesday…
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

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TK’s Audio Weather Webcast

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