A Weaker Front Arrives Wednesday, But a Stronger One May Be Coming Soon
Although warm for November standards, it was a gorgeous Tuesday across Central Texas. We’re expecting it to be a little warmer overnight and into our Wednesday morning as mostly cloudy skies build in, keeping our low temperatures down around the mid to upper 50s. There will be a Pacific “cold front” sliding through Central Texas throughout the daytime hours tomorrow, but unfortunately this front will not bring us any rain and will only help drop our temperatures for the end of the work week. Morning clouds will give way to sunshine for Wednesday afternoon thanks to the cold front passing through, but despite the front moving through, we’re expecting high temperatures to still climb into the upper 70s to low 80s. The front will also bring in some breezy northwesterly winds with it - We could have wind gusts up to 25 mph for the afternoon and evening Wednesday. Now, the front itself will bring a pleasant drop in our temperatures for Thursday and Friday, trying to bring us a little closer to normal. Behind the front, Thursday morning will be chilly down into the mid 40s to around 50°, and expect it to feel even colder Friday morning with lows forecast to be down into the low 40s across Central Texas. Not a whole lot of change in the forecast between Thursday and Friday afternoon. Look for ample sunshine and comfortable highs in the low to mid 70s!
There are some signs of a significantly stronger cold front making its way into Central Texas early next week… Now until that front gets here, we’re expecting warmer temperatures and higher humidity to build across the region for the upcoming weekend. It’ll still be chilly Saturday morning with lows down into the upper 40s and the afternoon will be comfortable too, with highs around the mid to upper 70s… But breezy south winds over the weekend will pump in more cloud cover and also warmer temperatures. You’ll be able to tell the difference in the weather waking up Sunday morning with lows only down to around 60°… And afternoon highs will be back into the upper 70s and low 80s! Over the weekend, the majority of Central Texas will NOT see rain as that storm system approaches from the west, but we’ll all see an increase in cloud cover. Mostly sunny skies Saturday will turn mostly cloudy Sunday, and there may be enough moisture that there could be a few spotty showers on Sunday… But as we head into the new work week, rain chances will be on the rise as the cold front inches closer to the Lone Star State.
The front itself looks like it’ll be making its way through Central Texas by Tuesday of next week… Behind the front is when we’re expecting to see a huge drop in our temperatures… Cold enough to where you might even have to bust out those winter jackets! One thing to note is that we’re still too far away to nail down the specifics on when exactly the cold front will be sliding through the area. Right now, both of our long-term forecast models are in good agreement with a strong cold front moving in, which will bring us a drop in our temperatures and also some rain, but they aren’t in good agreement on the exact arrival time of the front… Which impacts exactly when that colder air will move in. Now, ahead of the front on Monday, scattered showers will start to build in… And with rain around and mostly cloudy skies, highs should stay in the mid to upper 70s kicking off the work week. We’ll likely still keep scattered rain showers around on Tuesday as the front makes its way through Central Texas. Now, depending on the timing of the front, we’re expecting temperatures to drop behind it, so it could be warmer Tuesday morning than the afternoon… But again, that all depends on when the front actually moves through Central Texas. Drier and colder air will settle in behind the front, so rain chances should go down post-front… Now there could be a few lingering showers behind the front around Wednesday, but the bigger story will be the huge change in our temperatures!
Highs on Wednesday look to be around the low 60s and with strong northerly winds, it may feel even colder out - And expect it to get even colder for the rest of the work week! Thursday morning will start out around 40° with highs in the upper 50s… And for Food for Families this year, which happens NEXT Friday the 22nd - It’s looking like it could be a little chilly with the day starting out around in the upper 30s with highs in the low 60s. Thankfully it’s looking like the wetter weather will be around for the first half of the week, which means there will be no rain to keep you from donating to your local food pantries to help those in need this holiday season! Another thing to note - As of right now, it looks like our morning temperatures will remain ABOVE freezing. We on average see our 1st freeze of the season fall on November 21st… It looks like it may be cold enough late next week that we could start off the mornings with some patchy frost. We’ll keep you updated on just how cold we’re forecast to get over the coming days as new model data comes out!
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