Updated 915am CT – Wednesday / 22 November 2017
.. A Dry Stable Weather Pattern Over the Next Seven Days ..
.. Another Dry Cold Frontal Passage Saturday ..
On the Weather Map…
On the surface map… surface high pressure is over northeastern Kansas. The cold front that passed the area just before the dinner hour last night is now located from the Appalachians to just offshore of the upper and middle Texas coast then over south Texas into northeastern Mexico. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds across south central Texas are northerly.
On the upper air map… a deep upper level low pressure trough extending southward from Hudson Bay over the eastern half of the USA and into the Gulf of Mexico. An upper air high pressure is located off the west coast of Baja Peninsula over the eastern Pacific Ocean basin. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our area are strong northerly 85 to 95 mph.
What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…
A dry and cooler weather pattern prevails through Thanksgiving with plenty of sunshine expected. As the high pressure area overhead now moves eastward we’ll see a slow warming trend Friday into Saturday.
Another weak cold front is expected to pass southward over the area on Saturday with temperatures cooling a few degrees by late in the weekend into early next week.
With a stable and relatively dry weather pattern in place, I do not anticipate and precipitation over south central Texas over the next seven days.
Have a good Tuesday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.facebook.com/troykimmel
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Updated 845am CT.. Wednesday / 22 November 2017
TODAY…. Mostly sunny and cooler. High 63. Northerly wind 8 to 18 mph with some higher gusts.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 39. Northerly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming light late.
THURSDAY /THANKSGIVING DAY/…. Sunshine. High 70. Light wind becoming northeasterly 4 to 8 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 46. Light east northeasterly wind becoming southeasterly winds 4 to 8 mph after midnight.
FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 76. Light easterly wind early becoming southerly by afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 52. Southerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny with a weak cold front passing by late afternoon. High 78. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph shifting east northeasterly by late in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. A clear sky. Low 50. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY…. Sunshine and not quite so warm. High 72. Northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming more easterly by afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. A clear sky. Low 51. Light easterly wind.
MONDAY…. Sunshine. High 74. Southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 55. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
TUESDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 76. Southerly wind 5 to 10 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday / 29 November 2017 through Tuesday / 05 December 2017…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Near to Slightly Below Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (22 November)………………………………. 7:03 am
Sunset this evening (22 November)………………………………… 5:31 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (23 November)…………………………………… 7:03 am
Sunset tomorrow (23 November)……………………………………. 5:31 pm