A warming trend kicks off after sunrise!
Warming Up By The New Year!
Monday was a chilly, cloudy, blustery, and for some a bit of a drippy day of weather! Cloudiness lingered for much of the overnight time period, but we’re expecting sunny skies to return this morning kicking off a warming trend that’ll last until our next cold front arrives late Friday. Although we’re at or below freezing this morning and Wednesday morning, we’re yet again flirting with 80° temperatures by Friday!
Central Texas’ rollercoaster of weather is back on the upward trend today. Cloudiness did linger for much of the overnight time period, but the returning clear skies just before sunrise has allowed temperatures to quickly drop into the upper 20s and low-to-mid 30s out the door this morning. Despite it being a colder start to the day today, wind speeds have greatly dropped and there isn’t much of a wind chill to talk about now. Sunny skies are expected throughout the day with just a few lingering early morning clouds south of Highway 84. Despite the colder morning, afternoon temperatures will be warmer today as we settle in the mid-50s late-day.
The clearing skies today will remain clear pretty much all week long with the exception of Thursday as breezy south winds start to return. Unfortunately, there’s no rain in the forecast for the rest of the year, so we’ll finish 2025 with a .05″ rainfall deficit thanks to what will be the 7th driest December of all time. Despite south winds returning soon, the bone-dry air in place will take a while to depart and is one of the reasons why rain isn’t in the forecast. The other reason is the return of high pressure. It won’t be directly overhead like it was last week, but it’ll build for the remainder of the work week and send highs into the mid-to-upper 60s Wednesday, into the low-to-mid 70s Thursday, with highs peaking around 80° Friday. Morning lows will still drop to near freezing Wednesday morning, but we’re near 40° Thursday morning and close to our average high in the mid-to-upper 50s Friday morning.
Despite high pressure dominating the weather pattern, a surface cold front will push into Central Texas late Friday and drops our temperatures Saturday. Because high pressure remains dominant, the temperatures will still stay above average both in the morning and in the afternoon. Expect mid-40s out-the-door Saturday and Sunday morning with highs in the upper 60s Saturday and in the mid-70s Sunday. Another front arrives Monday dropping highs from the mid-70s Monday into the lower 70s Tuesday. Next Monday’s front will slowly drop for the remainder of the week as more moisture and cloudiness returns to the atmosphere, but there’s no rain expected through at least Thursday. There are signs of some precipitation arriving next weekend into the following week, but our next rain chance may not arrive around the 7th of the month.
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