Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

Month: May 2015

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

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Updated 845am CT.. Friday / 01 May 2015

TODAY…. Mostly sunny. High 83. Light wind becoming southerly 5 to 12 mph.

TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 58. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 83. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 63. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 84. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 66. Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

MONDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. A 10% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch or less. High 84. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 68. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 40% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch. High 83. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 30% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch. Low 68. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 50% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. High 82. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 40% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch. Low 68. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

THURSDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. A 50% chance of rain at any given location.. where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. High 82. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Friday / 08 May 2015 through Thursday / 14 May 2015…
Temperature… Near Average
Precipitation… Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (01 May)…………………………………………. 6:47 am
Sunset this evening (01 May)…………………………………………… 8:09 pm
Sunrise Saturday (02 May)………………………………………………. 6:47 am
Sunset Saturday (02 May)……………………………………………….. 8:10 pm

TK’s Weather Discussion….

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Updated 915am CT – Friday / 01 May 2015

.. A Dry and Stable Weather Pattern ..
.. Next Storm System by Early to Mid Next Week ..
.. Rain and Thunderstorm Chances Show Up By Next Tuesday ..

On this Friday…. a surface high pressure area extends southward from Illinois south southwestward into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our local surface winds are light southwesterly.

In the upper levels of the atmosphere.. an east northeastward moving upper level low pressure system is east of Hudson Bay southward into the northeastern USA. A weaker low pressure disturbance is located over South Texas and the Texas coastal plains. As a result, our upper air winds at about 18,500 feet are northeasterly at 10 to 15 mph.

As we wrap up the week, a dry and stable air mass continues across our area.

Temperatures will be warmer into the weekend as a southerly surface wind flow becomes reestablished. Even so, expect plenty of sunshine through our upcoming weekend.

An upper air low pressure storm system will approach us from the west with increased cloud cover and rain showers and thunderstorm chances by next Tuesday and continuing through much of next week. Early guidance.. from the National Weather Service.. suggests than 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall across our area for the Monday night and Tuesday through Thursday time period.

Have a good Friday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

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