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TK’s Austin/South Central Texas Forecast (Thu/12Jan2012)

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1:30pm CST.. Thursday / 12 January 2012

TODAY….. Mostly sunny.. windy and much cooler. High 49 to 53. Northwesterly wind 15 to 25 mph and gusty diminishing late in the day.

TONIGHT…. A mostly clear sky. Low 26 to 30. Northerly wind 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 53 to 57. Northeasterly wind 5 to 12 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 28 to 32. Light northeasterly wind.

SATURDAY…. Partly cloudy. High 59 to 63.

SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy. Low 34 to 38.

SUNDAY…. Brief morning low clouds.. otherwise partly cloudy and more humid. High 62 to 66.

SUNDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy early.. low clouds late. A less than 20% chance of light rain after midnight. Low 46 to 50.

MONDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly to mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers. High 65 to 69.

MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy early.. low clouds late. A 20% chance of rain showers. Low 52 to 56.

TUESDAY…. Morning low clouds.. otherwise partly to mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers as a cold front passes in the midday to afternoon hours. High 65 to 69.

TUESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 40 to 44.

WEDNESDAY….  Mostly sunny. High 61 to 65.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Thursday / 19 Jan 2012 through Wednesday / 25 Jan 2012…
Temperature… Above Average
Precipitation… Below Average

AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (12 Jan)…………. 7:28 am
Sunset this evening (12 Jan)………….. 5:51 pm
Sunrise Friday (13 Jan)…………………. 7:28 am
Sunset Friday (13 Jan)………………….. 5:51 pm

….AUSTIN AREA POLLEN COUNT….
…RECORDED WEDNESDAY / 11 JANUARY 2012…
(Note: This is the most recent report that has been provided.
This count is updated as provided on weekdays only and is
courtesy of Austin Allergy Associates and Dr. T. Ray Vaughn
and Dr. P. Dennis Dyer)

Molds….. 490 gr/cubic meter (Low) – Up Since Last Reading
Grasses….. 0 gr/cubic meter (Low) – Down Since Last Reading
Weeds…… 0 gr/cubic meter (Low) – Down Since Last Reading
…Breakdown of Weeds:
…None Reported …
Trees…… 490 gr/cubic meter (High) – Down Since Last Reading
…Breakdown of Trees:
…Cedar 490 …

TK’s Weather Discussion (Thu/12Jan2012)

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130pm CST.. Thursday / 12 January 2012

…. Much Cooler …. Winds Diminishing by Later Today and Tonight ….
…. Overnight Freezes Expected in Most Areas Tonight and Friday Night ….
…. Another Cold Front.. with a Slim Chance of Rain.. Early Next Week ….

On this Thursday… a large dome of surface high pressure.. in the wake of last night’s cold front.. extends from Texas into the Rockies and the intermountain west. As a result of this surface pressure pattern, southwesterly surface winds in advance of the front are shifting gusty northwesterly across the area as the front passes.

In the upper levels of the atmosphere… a strong and deep trough.. or line.. of upper air low pressure extends southward over the eastern 2/3rds of the United States. As a result of this pressure pattern, the upper air winds over our area of Texas are strong northwesterly.

A strong cold front has completed its move through Texas. Much cooler temperatures under a clear to partly cloudy sky will be the rule over the next couple of days. I expect a pretty general freeze in the overnight hours locally for both Thursday and Friday nights.

As the surface high.. behind the front.. continues to settle east and southeastward, we’ll see a return to a south southeasterly wind flow over the weekend. Enough moisture will return for late night and early morning low cloudiness with slim rain chances by late Sunday into Monday. These slim rain chances will continue until another (weaker) cold front moves across the area next Tuesday.

Skies will partially clear with only slightly cooler temperatures in the wake of next Tuesday front for the middle part of next week.

My forecast confidence through the weekend is very high. My forecast confidence.. for early into mid parts of next week.. is medium to high (exact timing of the Tuesday cold front as well as any rain chances is still a little uncertain).

For Austin and south central Texas… tonight will be mostly clear. Lows in the 20s to near 30. Northwesterly wind will decrease to 5 to 12 mph. For tomorrow, it’ll be mostly sunny. Highs in the 50s. Southwesterly wind 5 to 10 mph.

Have a good Thursday night and Friday…
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel