Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
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381 FXUS64 KEWX 181134 AFDEWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 634 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Friday) Issued at 226 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 It`s a quiet start to the overnight with pockets of mainly mid and high level clouds across the region. A decaying outflow boundary was able to slip into our northern counties last evening but wasn`t able to generate much, if any, precipitation. Later this morning around the 12Z hour, we are anticipating for a band of isolated to scattered convection to establish across our northern counties with moisture convergence and lift in association with a weak surface front. This band of activity should slowly push from north to south through the remainder of the morning and into the afternoon into our central and southern portions of the area. There may be additional spotty isolated showers or storms outside of this band of activity but the greatest focus today should concentrate immediately along that front. Isolated locally heavy downpours along with gusty winds will be possible with the heaviest storms and any residual outflow boundaries. Most activity fades with loss of daytime heating but a lingering opportunity may exist through the night across the coastal plains and our southern most locations. The latest model guidance has really backed off on rain chances on Friday where only some slight chances exist from the Southern Edwards Plateau through the southern portions of the region and into the coastal plains. Temperatures become more seasonable today through Friday with result of the increased moisture/cloud cover today but also with the more variable/northerly flow that establishes for a time in wake of the weak frontal boundary. Daytime highs will mainly trend from the low to mid 90s across the region except for locations immediately near the Rio Grande. Overnight lows tonight into Friday morning trend slightly lower as well, especially in the Hill Country. Most would start off in the low to mid 70s though. && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 226 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Rain chances on Saturday remain fairly low and will be favored over the coastal plains as the sea breeze moves inland. We will also keep some low rain chances in the forecast across portions of the southern Edwards Plateau and Hill Country as some activity farther north across west central Texas may drift southward into the mentioned area. Highs on Saturday should be very close to climatological normals for mid-July. It still appears we will see an increase in rain chances beginning Sunday afternoon across the southern Edwards Plateau as a series of mid-level disturbances begin moving in from the northwest. In addition, the medium range models also show a cold front moving southward across Texas. The timing of the front will largely be determined by how much convection develops along and behind this feature. Timing of the front will likely change, but for now most of the guidance tends to favor the front moving into the region late Monday into early Tuesday. While the cold front may not move through the entire region, it will serve as a focus for additional shower and thunderstorm development into the middle portion of next week. With an upper trough over the region, outflow boundaries/weak front and well above normal moisture levels, the setup certainly appears favorable for continued rain chances and temperatures generally below normal. The concern for some locally heavy rainfall can`t be ruled out given the environmental setup consisting of weak flow aloft and atmospheric moisture levels possibly near the 90th percentile. For now, it appears the southern Edwards Plateau and Hill Country remain favored for locally heavy rain as we head into early next week, but this may change. The forecast will no doubt be refined as we head into early next week, so stay tuned. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 610 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 A scattered line of convection that has developed along a weak cold front continues to advance southward across South-Central Texas from this morning into this afternoon. KAUS is the first terminal where impacts may be felt with a most likely time frame of between 12Z to 16Z. Next would be KSAT and KSSF with possible impacts around 16Z to 22Z. With these trending as the most likely timeframe for impacts, have included TEMPO groups at those sites with -TSRA and the possibility for brief MVFR conditions. Winds could become gusty and variable within any thunderstorms and/or with outflow. Some spotty shower or storm activity could extend outside of these targeted time ranges. As a result, included VCSH/VCTS to cover this possibility. While the activity could potentially fizzle prior to reaching KDRT, had elected to keep a VCSH mention there as well from late this afternoon into early this evening. The winds outside from any convection and outflow influences should generally remain light but directions could shift and become quite variable at times pending location of the weak front. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 96 75 96 74 / 40 10 10 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 95 74 95 73 / 40 10 10 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 95 74 95 73 / 30 10 10 0 Burnet Muni Airport 94 72 94 71 / 40 10 10 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 100 78 101 79 / 20 10 20 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 95 73 94 71 / 50 10 10 0 Hondo Muni Airport 96 74 97 74 / 30 10 20 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 95 73 95 72 / 30 10 10 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 94 74 94 73 / 40 20 20 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 95 76 96 75 / 30 10 20 0 Stinson Muni Airport 96 76 97 76 / 30 10 20 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ Short-Term...Brady Long-Term...Platt Aviation...Brady