I’m taking a few more days off.. here is the latest NWS/Austin-San Antonio Forecast Discussion…
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 630 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015 SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY WITH A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THERE COULD BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COASTAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEABREEZE. HOWEVER...WILL BE ISOLATED DUE TO REDUCED MOISTURE WITH PWS NEAR 1.5 INCHES ALONG WITH A LITTLE MORE SUBSIDENCE UNDER DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL RIDGING. ALL MODELS SHOW A RARE LATE JUNE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY. AS THE RIDGE ERODES TO THE NORTHWEST...SUBSIDENCE AND CAPPING WILL BE MUCH WEAKER. EXPECT THE FRONT TO PROVIDE THE UPWARD FORCING FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INCREASING MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT WITH PWS RISING TO NEAR 2 INCHES AND SLOW STORM MOTIONS INDICATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO MARGINAL CAPE. LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE FRONT STALLS OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ON SUNDAY. GFS WANTS TO BRING DRIER AIR ON SUNDAY WHILE ALL OTHER MODELS KEEP THE AIRMASS MOIST WITH PWS AROUND 2 INCHES ALONG THE FRONT. WILL MAINTAIN HIGHER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY ALONG WITH POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. ALOFT...THE WESTERN RIDGE AND EASTERN TROUGH PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AN INVERTED TROUGH... TUTT LOW OR SHEAR AXIS REMAINS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS. THERE IS NO CONSENSUS ON BUILDING THE RIDGE BACK OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WILL MAINTAIN THE DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR NEXT WEEK.