Updated 915am CT – Friday / 07 April 2017
.. A Dry Stable Weather Pattern Continues ..
.. Unsettled Wet and Stormy Weather Pattern Early into Mid Parts of Next Week ..
On this Friday… a surface low is over the St. Lawrence Valley with a cold front extending southward through the western Atlantic Ocean into western Cuba. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds across south central Texas are light south southwesterly.
In the upper levels of the atmosphere, an eastward moving deep trough of low pressure extends southward from the northeastern USA southward along the eastern USA. An upper level ridge of high pressure extends from northern Mexico through the central plains. Another trough, or line, of low pressure extends southward offshore of coasts of Washington and Oregon to offshore of the California coast. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over south central Texas are westerly at 35 to 45 mph.
A dry and stable weather pattern continues in place across the area.
Another cold front approaches Texas from the west by early next week with increasing low level moisture and increased cloud cover. We’ll see rain chances return as early as Sunday night with rain chances peaking Monday into Monday night into the morning hours on Tuesday. While the front will settle southward to the Texas coast by Tuesday into Tuesday night, we’ll still see some lingering clouds and rain chances for Tuesday and Wednesday. The latest NWS/Weather Prediction Center guidance suggests rainfall, over the next seven days, will average 1 to 2 inches over most of our area.
Have a good Friday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.facebook.com/troykimmel
—
Updated 845am CT.. Friday / 07 April 2017
TODAY…. Mostly sunny. High 81. Southerly wind increasing to 5 to 12 mph.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 84. South southeasterly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph with some higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. A few clouds and more humid. Low 65. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph with some higher gusts.
SUNDAY…. Morning low clouds and patchy drizzle.. otherwise partly cloudy. High 85. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early becoming cloudy late with isolated rain showers. A 10% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average trace amounts. Low 68. Southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
MONDAY….Morning low clouds.. otherwise mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 60% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/2 to 1 inch. High 80. South southeasterly wind 8 to 18 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy with numerous rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 70% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Low 63. Southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph becoming more westerly.
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 inch. High 79. North northwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to 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 59. Northerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY…. 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 79. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming more easterly by afternoon.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. 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. Low 62. Light easterly wind.
THURSDAY…. 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 82. Southeasterly wind increasing to 5 to 12 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Friday / 14 April 2017 through Thursday / 20 April 2017…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (07 Apr)……………………………………………. 7:13 am
Sunset this evening (07 Apr)……………………………………………… 7:54 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (08 Apr)………………………………………………… 7:12 am
Sunset tomorrow (08 Apr)…………………………………………………. 7:54 pm