Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

Updated 915am CT – Wednesday / 28 March 2018

… Rain Shower and Thunderstorm Chances Continue Today …
… A Less Humid Pattern with Sunshine Returning by Late Week …
… Another Cold Front and LImited Rain Chances Early Next Week …

On the Weather Map…

On the surface map… a series of surface cold fronts that extend southwestward from west Tennessee and Arkansas across central Texas into northeastern Mexico south of Del Rio. High pressure is off the southeastern USA coast over the western Atlantic Ocean. High pressure is located north of the cold front from the Great Lakes southwestward into the central plains states. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds are east northeasterly.

On the upper air map… an eastward moving deep low pressure trough, or a “line” of low pressure, extends south southeastward from Nebraska and Kansas into far west Texas and northern Mexico. As result of the upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our local area are southwesterly 80 to 85 mph.

What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…

With the approach of the upper level low pressure storm system and the associated surface cold front, we’ll see rain and thunderstorm chances continue today into tonight before tapering off late tonight into the predawn hours tomorrow. After most of the area experienced between 1 and 5 inches over the past 12 hours, the latest guidance from the NWS/Weather Prediction Center suggests additional rainfall in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch between now and midnight tonight.

Once the cold front moves through the area by later today into tonight and the upper air storm system clears the area by early tomorrow, we’ll see rain chances decrease with sunshine returning tomorrow and continuing through Friday and our upcoming weekend. Temperatures and humidity will drop back in the wake of the series of cold fronts the last of which will pass late tomorrow into tomorrow night.

Another stronger cold front will approach the area by late Sunday night with the front moving quickly southeastward through Texas and into the Gulf of Mexico. Rain chances look minimal as this system moves through with some lingering clouds in the wake of the front along with cooler temperatures.

Have a good Wednesday..
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel

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Updated 845am CT… Wednesday / 28 March 2018
TODAY…. Mostly cloudy with numerous rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 60% chance of rain; additional rainfall will average 1/4 to 1/2 inch. High 71. Easterly wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwesterly by afternoon.

TONIGHT…. Mostly cloudy and a little cooler with widely scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; where it occurs, rainfall will average 1/4 inch. Low 56. North northwesterly wind 4 to 8 mph.

THURSDAY…. Some clouds before 8am.. otherwise mostly sunny, warmer and less humid. High 83. Light westerly wind increasing to 5 to 12 mph by afternoon.

THURSDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 52. Northerly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY…. Sunshine and a little cooler. High 76. North northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Clear. Low 52. Light east northeasterly wind becoming light southeasterly late.

SATURDAY…. Sunshine. High 81. Light southeasterly wind early increasing southerly 8 to 15 mph by afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 60. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 81. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy with a few sprinkles as a cold front moves across the area. A 20% chance of rain; rainfall, where it occurs, will average trace amounts. Low 57. South southeasterly wind shifting north northwesterly 8 to 15 mph with some higher gusts.

MONDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 73. North northeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 56. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.

TUESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy. High 74. Easterly wind becoming southeasterly by afternoon at 5 to 10 mph.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Wednesday / 04 April 2018 through Tuesday / 10 April 2018…
Temperature… Near Average
Precipitation… Above Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (28 March)………………………………………. 7:25 am
Sunset this evening (28 March)………………………………………… 7:48 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (29 March)…………………………………………… 7:23 am
Sunset tomorrow (29 March)……………………………………………. 7:48 pm