Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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519 FXUS64 KSJT 051900 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 200 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday) Issued at 157 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Early this afternoon, a cold front is located across central portions of the area, from northern Tom Green county to Brown County. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are occurring across the Big Country, behind the front, with additional storms beginning to develop in the vicinity of the front. Expect an increase in shower and thunderstorm activity through the afternoon hours near the front, mainly across our central counties. This activity should slowly shift south this evening, before dissipating by mid to late evening near the I-10 corridor. The main concerns with these storms will be locally heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning, although strong gusty winds are also possible. Expect an overall decrease in activity late this evening into the early morning hours Saturday. Overnight lows will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. On Saturday, the aforementioned weak cold front will be stalled somewhere across our southern counties. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are again possible, mainly during the afternoon, with the most of the activity confined to the southern half of the area. Highs on Saturday will be in the low to mid 90s. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through next Friday) Issued at 157 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Rain chances will decrease late Saturday before making a return late Sunday into Monday as a potential upper level shortwave and weak front move near the area. Rain chances look better to our north for this system, but our area (mainly the northern counties) could see some rain Sunday into Monday. Now for the updated information on Beryl...The current NHC forecast has Beryl making landfall early Monday just to the south of Corpus Christi. Recent model trends are taking the remnants of Beryl on a more northeast track compared to previous runs, keeping most of the rainfall to the east of our forecast area. PoPs have been decreased from the last forecast package to align with the new forecast track and the lower rainfall potential. With this shift in the track, we also see a shift to warmer temperatures. Without the rain and extensive cloud cover from Beryl and the increased subsidence on its western side, temperatures will likely be warmer than with the previous, more western, track. However, northerly winds on the western side of the low will help keep temperatures a little lower for Tuesday and Wednesday than they otherwise would be, before winds switch back to the south. There is still a chance that Beryl could bring rain to our area, but it looks less likely with every model run. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1140 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024 A weak cold front will continue to slowly move south across the area today. Scattered thunderstorms will develop along and behind the front through the early evening hours. Uncertainty continues on the exact timing and placement of this activity so have continued a mention of VCTS at all sites. Any storms that develop will have the potential of producing strong gusty winds. Expect light east winds ahead of the front with northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 69 90 72 96 / 30 30 0 0 San Angelo 72 93 73 99 / 60 40 10 0 Junction 73 93 73 96 / 30 50 10 10 Brownwood 71 90 72 96 / 40 40 0 0 Sweetwater 69 91 73 98 / 30 30 0 0 Ozona 73 92 72 96 / 40 40 0 0 Brady 71 89 72 93 / 40 50 10 10 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Daniels LONG TERM....AP AVIATION...Daniels