Updated 915am CT – Wednesday / 01 March 2017
… Clouds and Higher Humidity …
… A Cold Front Passes Through the Area Tonight …
… Sunshine with Cooler Temperatures Mid through Late Week …
On this Wednesday… a cold front has moved southeastward through the area and has moved to a Shreveport, LA.. Bryan/College Station and south of San Antonio line as of mid morning. As a result, our surface winds across south central Texas are northerly.
In the upper levels of the atmosphere.. a trough, or line, of upper air low pressure is located from central Canada just west of Hudson Bay southward through the central USA. Our upper level winds, at about 30,000 feet overhead, are westerly at around 100 mph.
Skies are clearing with cooler and drier conditions expected through the end of the week.
A developing surface low pressure area.. along the cold front as it weakens well to our south.. will move west to east with an overrunning pattern developing for the upcoming weekend. Another cold front will move into Texas by early Tuesday morning with rain chances and clouds lingering into Sunday and Monday before that cold front moves through our local area.
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 / 01 March 2017
TODAY…. Mostly sunny, less humid and a little cooler early and mid morning through the afternoon. High 70. Northerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear and cooler. Low 41. North northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 67. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 44. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 68. Easterly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming southeasterly by afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Increasing and thickening clouds. Low 50. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 68. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. Low 58. Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
SUNDAY…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 78. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. Low 62. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY….Mostly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch or less. High 80. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk as a cold front passes after midnight. A 30% chance of rain. Rainfall, where it occurs, will average 1/4 inch. Low 59. Southerly wind becoming more southwesterly by midnight before shifting northerly 5 to 12 mph after 2am.
TUESDAY…. Decreasing clouds early becoming mostly sunny. Less humid and a little cooler. High 71. Northerly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming more northeasterly in the afternoon.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday / 08 March 2017 through Tuesday / 14 March 2017…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Slightly Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (01 Mar)……………………………………………. 6:57 am
Sunset this evening (01 Mar)……………………………………………… 6:30 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (02 Mar)………………………………………………… 6:56 am
Sunset tomorrow (02 Mar)…………………………………………………. 6:31 pm