Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
945 FXUS64 KEWX 011150 AFDEWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 550 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Cool temperatures area-wide and rain chances return for the eastern portion of South Central Texas early Monday morning through the afternoon - The local area remains cool but dry on Tuesday with a warming trend in store for Wednesday ahead of the next cold front to push across the region Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon - There is a 30 to 60 percent chance for showers with isolated thunderstorms across South Central Texas on Thursday with dry conditions forecast from west to east throughout the day on Friday. -Dry and warm for next weekend with highs in the 70s over most part. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Tuesday night) Issued at 1110 PM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 Infrared satellite pictures reveal eastern Pacific moisture arriving across the local area while area Doppler radars are picking up light rain echoes. When looking at the 00Z Del Rio sounding, from the surface to about 3000 ft, the atmosphere is dry with a saturated layer above it and a second saturated layer around and above 15,000 ft. Therefore, those light rain echoes are not reaching the ground. As the overnight progresses, the low level layer is forecast to moisten enough for the developing of light rain/drizzle across the I-35 Corridor and Coastal Plains by dawn. A surface low to the east of Brownsville is forecast to push to the northeast while staying over the Gulf waters but getting close to the middle and southern Texas coast throughout the day Monday to keep moderate rain chances especially along the I-35 Corridor and better chances for the Coastal Plains. Rainfall amounts are likely to be limited to a few hundredths to half inch with a few spots across the Coastal Plains (Lavaca County and nearby locations) that could get up to 2 inches. Cloudy skies are forecast through the morning period area-wide, however, drying taking place at mid to upper levels to mix down to help breaking the clouds for partly cloudy skies across the Rio Grande and Southern Edwards Plateau. Unfortunately, the high moisture content stays along the I-35 Corridor and Coastal Plains for cloudy skies all day and cooler temperatures in the 50s while the Rio Grande could get into the upper 50s and lower 60s range. By Monday evening, the rain chances shift to the east as the Gulf low pressure system moves to the northeast into the north central part of the Gulf and a northwest to zonal flow establishes over South Central Texas. Clearing/partly cloudy conditions likely to take place over most areas across South Central Texas overnight/early Tuesday morning resulting in a cold night with lows in the 30s across the Southern Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, parts of the I-35 Corridor, and Coastal Plains. A light freeze is forecast for some locations across the Hill Country. After a cold start of the day, temperatures are rising to the upper 50s and lower 60s under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Monday) Issued at 1110 PM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 A warming trend is in store for Wednesday with highs forecast to reach the mid to upper 60s and even lower 70s over the southern portion of the Rio Grande under cloudy skies. By Wednesday evening, an upper level short wave over the Four Corners region is forecast to move to the east-southeast and over the Southern Plains through Thursday evening and a second disturbance later on during the overnight hours. At the surface, a cold front is forecast to push across the local area from northwest to southeast through the time frame for moderate to high chances of rain. Moderate rain chances are still in the forecast for midday Friday as several perturbations move over the local area with a southwest flow aloft. By Friday afternoon into the evening, dry conditions take place and spreads over the weekend with a warming trend expected and highs rising to the 70s. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 544 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 Overall, no significant changes have been made to the latest forecast. We did push back the onset of cigs at or below 2K AGL along I-35 based on recent observational trends. Some light rain is also expected to continue for the I-35 sites this morning, but no impact to visibility is in store. We did keep a mention of some TEMPO MVFR cigs at DRT based on trends of nearby observations. Otherwise, we still expect to see conditions improve to VFR early this evening as some drier air in the lower levels continues to move in from the north. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 52 37 58 43 / 30 10 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 52 35 57 39 / 30 10 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 52 37 58 41 / 30 10 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 52 33 57 42 / 20 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 62 43 63 45 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 52 32 56 40 / 20 10 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 57 37 61 40 / 20 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 52 35 59 40 / 30 10 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 50 37 56 40 / 60 20 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 54 39 59 43 / 30 10 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 55 41 59 44 / 30 10 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...17 LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...Platt