Updated 915am CT – Thursday / 29 March 2018
… Patchy Fog and Low Clouds This Morning …
… A More Stable, Less Humid Weather Pattern Returns …
… Another Cold Front and Limited Rain Chances Late Sunday …
On the Weather Map…
On the surface map… a series of surface cold fronts that extend southwestward from the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes states into Texas. The strongest front is located from northwest Arkansas southwestward into northwest Texas and the southern South Plains into northeastern New Mexico. High pressure is located well east of our area over the southwestern north Atlantic Ocean. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds are southerly.
On the upper air map… an eastward moving deep low pressure trough, or a “line” of low pressure, extends southward from Canada into the central USA. As result of the upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our local area are southwesterly 95 to 105 mph.
What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…
As the axis of the trough of upper level area of low pressure moves east of the area in the next few hours, we’ll see the return of sunshine and a drier and more stable air mass. A surface cold front will move swiftly through the area by tonight, temperatures will drop back a few degrees tomorrow into tomorrow night.
Another stronger cold front will approach the area by late Sunday night into early Monday. Rain chances look minimal as this system moves through with some lingering clouds in the wake of the front along with a little cooler temperatures.
Have a good Thursday..
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
Contact me:
tkimmel@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.facebook.com/troykimmel
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Updated 845am CT… Thursday / 29 March 2018
TODAY…. Low clouds and patchy fog before 10am.. then becoming mostly sunny, unseasonably warm and less humid. High 85. Light westerly wind increasing to 5 to 12 mph by afternoon.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear as a cold front passes. Low 54. Northerly wind increasing to 8 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY…. Sunshine and cooler. High 76. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT…. Clear. Low 54. Light east northeasterly wind becoming light southeasterly late.
SATURDAY…. Sunshine. High 83. 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 83. 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 59. South southeasterly wind shifting north northwesterly 8 to 15 mph.
MONDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 74. 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 77. Easterly wind becoming southeasterly by afternoon at 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 61. Southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
WEDNESDAY…. Partly to mostly cloudy. High 81. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Thursday / 05 April 2018 through Wednesday / 11 April 2018…
Temperature… Near Average
Precipitation… Slightly Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (29 March)………………………………………. 7:23 am
Sunset this evening (29 March)………………………………………… 7:48 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (30 March)…………………………………………… 7:22 am
Sunset tomorrow (30 March)……………………………………………. 7:49 pm