Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

Updated 915am CT – Thursday / 30 November 2017

.. A Dry Stable Weather Pattern Continues ..
.. Another Dry Cold Frontal Passage Later Today ..
.. Potential Weather Changes by Middle and Latter Part of Next Week …

On the Weather Map…
On the surface map… surface high pressure is to our east over the southeastern USA. Another cold front extends is moving south southeastward from western Missouri and central Oklahoma through the southern Texas panhandle into northeastern New Mexico and southern Colorado. A surface low pressure area is over west and southwestern areas of Texas. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds across south central Texas are light and variable.

On the upper air map… a rather zonal (west-to-east) upper level wind prevails over the USA with an upper air low pressure disturbance within this upper air wind flow extending southward from Hudson Bay into the Great Lakes. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our area are west northwesterly 45 mph.

What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…

Another dry cold frontal passage is expected later today and it act to reinforce the air mass in place over the area.

A southerly surface wind will return by late Friday through the weekend with a slow warming trend and a slow return of low level moisture expected into early next week.

The atmospheric computer model guidance continues to suggest a major upper air pattern change over North America by the middle and latter part of next week. Current indications are that we’ll see a wetter and much cooler weather pattern developing over parts of Texas.

Have a good Thursday….
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

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Updated 845am CT.. Thursday / 30 November 2017

TODAY…. Sunshine. High 74. Light wind becoming north northwesterly 5 to 12 mph in the morning as a cold front passes.

TONIGHT…. Clear. Low 46. North northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.

FRIDAY…. Sunshine. High 74. Northerly wind 4 to 8 mph becoming easterly by afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 50. Light southeasterly wind.

SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Becoming partly cloudy. Low 55. South southeasterly 4 to 8 mph.

SUNDAY…. Brief morning low clouds and patchy fog. Partly cloudy. High 77. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early.. low clouds after midnight. Low 58. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.

MONDAY…. Brief morning low clouds and patchy fog. Partly cloudy. High 79. South southeasterly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early.. low clouds after midnight. A few rain showers possible after midnight. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average less than 1/10th inch. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

TUESDAY…. Mostly cloudy and turning cooler with scattered rain showers as a strong cold front passes in the early morning hours. A 40% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average 1/4 inch or less. High around 62 with temperatures falling into the 50s in the afternoon. Southwesterly wind shifting north northwesterly 15 to 25 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Cloudy and colder with a few rain showers. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average less than 1/10th of an inch. Low 40. Northerly wind 8 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY… Mostly cloudy with a few rain showers. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it’ll average less than 1/10th of an inch. High 55. North northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Thursday / 07 December 2017 through Wednesday / 14 December 2017…
Temperature… Below Average
Precipitation… Near to Slightly Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (30 November)………………………………. 7:09 am
Sunset this evening (30 November)………………………………… 5:30 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (01 December)…………………………………… 7:09 am
Sunset tomorrow (01 December)……………………………………. 5:30 pm