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FXUS64 KEWX 261825
AFDEWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
125 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND DRY WEATHER FRIDAY.
- COOLER SATURDAY, BUT THE COOLDOWN DOESN'T LAST LONG WITH A
WARMING TREND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1254 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE
SOUTHERN US. LOW LEVEL FLOW IS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND THE AIRMASS
OVER OUR CWA HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE MOISTER TODAY. CLOUDS HAVE KEPT
TEMPERATURES DOWN A COUPLE OF DEGREES. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
BROADEN DURING THIS PERIOD WHILE THE LOW LEVEL FLOW REMAINS
SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO OUR CWA BY
FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY. WE DON'T
THINK IT WILL GET THROUGH EARLY ENOUGH TO AFFECT TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY AND HIGHS WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN. COOLER AIR WILL
MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT STARTING WITH LOWS SATURDAY. DESPITE
BEING COOLER, LOWS WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 1254 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
THE COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN SATURDAY AND HIGHS WILL BE
ON THE ORDER OF 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY GETTING WITHIN A FEW
DEGREES OF NORMAL. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL QUICKLY RETURN TO
SOUTHEASTERLY SUNDAY STARTING ANOTHER WARMING TREND. THERE WILL BE
QUICK REBOUND SUNDAY OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES. THEN THE WARMER WILL BE
SLOWER INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. STILL NO RAIN CHANCES THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR SOME RAIN
AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD. MODELS SUGGEST CONVECTION ALONG A
DRYLINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE BETTER FORCING LOOKS
LIKE IT WOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1254 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
LOW CEILINGS CONTINUE TO SCATTER AND DISSIPATE FOR THE START OF THE
PERIOD, THOUGH VFR CONDITIONS UNDER CLEAR SKIES WILL QUICKLY RETURN
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WIND GUSTS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH
WIND EVENTUALLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MVFR
CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER I-35 TERMINALS AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND CLOSER TO SUNRISE FOR KDRT. VFR CONDITIONS THEN RETURN LATE
MORNING WITH VARIABLE WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE
NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, REACHING KAUS TOWARDS THE END OF
THE FORECAST.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 65 88 56 72 / 0 0 10 0
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 63 89 57 74 / 0 0 10 0
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 62 87 56 75 / 0 0 10 0
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 62 83 53 68 / 0 10 10 0
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 65 87 59 75 / 0 10 20 10
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 63 87 56 71 / 0 0 10 0
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 59 89 57 78 / 0 0 10 0
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 63 89 57 75 / 0 0 10 0
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 63 88 58 75 / 0 0 10 0
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 63 88 59 78 / 0 0 10 0
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 63 89 59 79 / 0 0 10 0
EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...27
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