Updated 915am CT – Friday / 03 August 2018
… A Dry and Stable Weather Pattern Continues Through Most of Next Week …
… Rain Chances Return to the Forecast by End of Next Week …
On the Weather Map…
On the surface map… a weakening stationary front extends westward from Georgia and Alabama southwestward through central Mississippi into Louisiana and then westward, as a weak northward moving warm front, to along the Texas coast and onshore into south central Texas. As a result of this surface weather pattern, our surface winds over south central Texas are light southerly.
On the upper air map… a broad area of eastward expanding upper air high pressure, acting like a “lid” on the atmosphere, is centered over the southwestern USA. An unseasonably strong area of upper level low pressure area extends southward from Hudson Bay and then over Great Lakes and the eastern half of the USA into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. As a result of this upper air weather pattern, the 30,000 foot winds over our local area are north northeasterly 10 to 20 mph.
What I am Seeing As I Look Ahead…
The weak stationary front, that moved through the area as a cold front earlier in the week, will continue to move northward through the area today as a weak warm front.
A dry and stable weather pattern will prevail mid through late week through the weekend and even into early next week. Afternoon high temperatures will continue in the upper 90s to near 100 through next week.
Slim rain chances return to the forecast by the end of next week.
Have a good Friday..
Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
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Updated 845am CT… Friday / 03 August 2018
TODAY…. Mostly sunny. High 99. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
TONIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 74. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 99. Southerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 99. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 99. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 99. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
WEDNESDAY…. Mostly sunny. High 100. Southerly wind 8 to 15 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Mostly clear. Low 75. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY…. Becoming partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning risk. A 20% chance of rain; where rainfall occurs, it will average less than 1/10th of an inch. High 99. Southerly wind 8 to 15mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Friday / 10 August 2018 through Thursday / 16 August 2018…
Temperatures… Near to Slightly Above Average
Precipitation… Above Average
AUSTIN SUNSET/SUNRISE TIMES…..
Sunrise this morning (03Aug)………………………………………. 6:51 am
Sunset this evening (03Aug)………………………………………… 8:24 pm
Sunrise tomorrow (04Aug)……………………………………………. 6:51 am
Sunset tomorrow (04Aug)…………………………………………….. 8:22 pm