Updated 915am CT – Wednesday / 05 April 2017
.. A Dry Stable Weather Pattern ..
On this Wednesday… a surface low is over southern Missouri with a cold front extending southward through central Arkansas and western Louisiana and then offshore of the Texas coast in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico then inland again over deep south Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds across south central Texas are northwesterly.
In the upper levels of the atmosphere, an eastward moving deep trough of low pressure extends southward from Iowa and Missouri southward into eastern Texas. An upper level ridge of high pressure extends from the southwestern USA into the Pacific Northwest and the intermountain west. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over south central Texas are northwesterly at 95 to 105 mph.
A dry and stable weather pattern continues in place in the wake of the overnight cold front that passed through the Austin area and south central Texas around the midnight hour last night.
Expect considerable sunshine with much cooler temperatures today into tomorrow before a warm up gets underway Friday into the weekend with the sunshine continuing.
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 chances by Monday with rain chances continuing through midweek with the possibility of some stronger thunderstorms and some heavier periods of rain.
Have a good Wednesday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
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Updated 845am CT.. Wednesday / 05 April 2017
TODAY… Sunshine.. breezy and cooler. High 73. North northwesterly wind 12 to 22 mph with some higher gusts.
TONIGHT…. Clear and cooler. Low 47. Northerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY…. Sunshine. High 78. Light northeasterly wind becoming southeasterly by late afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 51. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 81. Southerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 58. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 82. South southeasterly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. A few clouds and more humid. Low 64. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 85. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early becoming cloudy late. Low 68. Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY….Morning low clouds.. otherwise 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 or less. High 83. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. 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 67. Southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY…. 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. High 82. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday /12 April 2017 through Tuesday / 18 April 2017…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Slightly Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (05 Apr)……………………………………………. 7:15 am
Sunset this evening (05 Apr)……………………………………………… 7:52 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (06 Apr)………………………………………………… 7:14 am
Sunset tomorrow (06 Apr)…………………………………………………. 7:53 pm