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FXUS64 KEWX 102326
AFDEWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
626 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 616 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
- LOW RAIN CHANCES TODAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS INTO
THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU.
- TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH CONCERNS
FOR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR HEAT
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS WEEKEND.
- THE FORECAST TRENDS DRIER THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH VERY LOW RAIN
CHANCES CONFINED TO THE COASTAL PLAINS.
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
A WEAK MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY NEAR THE
TEXAS COASTAL BEND THROUGH FRIDAY. THE 12Z HI-RES MODELS HAVE
CONTINUED TO TREND TOWARDS LOWER RAIN COVERAGE FROM THIS SYSTEM IN
OUR REGION, THOUGH WITH RIDGING STAYING WEAK RAIN CHANCES REMAIN
DEPICTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS FROM ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. THOSE CHANCES ARE HIGHEST IN THE
COASTAL PLAINS CLOSEST TO THE WEAK DISTURBANCE THROUGH FRIDAY
(AROUND 30 PERCENT), THOUGH A SECONDARY REGION FOR POTENTIAL SPOTTY
CONVECTION EXISTS OVER THE HILL COUNTRY. ON FRIDAY, NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW AND POTENTIAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM A DECAYING FRONT OVER
WEST-CENTRAL/NORTH TEXAS COULD SET UP ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RAIN OVER THE HILL COUNTRY, EDWARDS PLATEAU, AND POTENTIALLY THE
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THE CAM GUIDANCE (OUTSIDE OF THE WRFS) HAS
NOT BEEN ESPECIALLY ENTHUSIASTIC REGARDING RAIN COVERAGE, THOUGH
WITH TROUGHING STAYING OVER THE AREA AND CAPPING REMAINING WEAK, WE
HAVE INTRODUCED LOW-END CHANCES (AROUND 20 PERCENT) FOR ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS CENTERED OVER THE HILL COUNTRY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. AS IS TYPICAL FOR DISORGANIZED WARM-SEASON
CONVECTION, THERE MAY BE A FEW SPOTS OF GUSTIER CONDITIONS AND
POCKETS WITH AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN, BUT MOST WILL STAY DRY UNDER
SUNNY CONDITIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY HOT THROUGH THE WORKWEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S TO LOWER 100S AND LOWS IN THE 70S. A FEW SPOTS IN THE
COASTAL PLAINS AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS MAY SEE PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES
NEAR 108F.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
MODEL OUTPUTS AND STATISTICAL AIDS HAVE CONTINUED TO SUGGEST THAT
HEAT WILL SUBTLY RISE TO A PEAK ON SATURDAY, CONCURRENT WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN US AND DISPLACEMENT
OF WARM 850MB TEMPERATURES EASTWARD. THE COVERAGE OF TRIPLE-DIGIT
HIGHS IS EXPECTED TO BE AT THEIR GREATEST EXTENT SATURDAY WITH HIGHS
IN THE 100F TO 103F RANGE OVER THE I-35 CORRIDOR AND RIO GRANDE
PLAINS. WITHOUT MUCH DEEP-LAYER DRYNESS TO LOWER HUMIDITY, HEAT
INDICES COULD APPROACH HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE I-35
CORRIDOR, COASTAL PLAINS, AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES MAY DECREASE BY A FEW DEGREES AFTER SATURDAY AS A HUMID
SOUTHERLY FLOW INTENSIFIES, BUT THE ADDED HUMIDITY MAY KEEP HEAT
INDICES ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK, Z500 HEIGHTS INCREASE OVER THE AREA AS RIDGING
STRENGTHENS, BUT THE FOCUS OF THAT RIDGING ACROSS ENSEMBLES IS
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US. THIS KEEPS A DEEP-LAYER
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND OVER OUR AREA, MAINTAINING A HUMID AIRMASS AND
FLOW OFF THE GULF. THIS WILL KEEP A LOW CHANCE FOR OCCASIONAL
SEABREEZE SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS, BUT MOST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
TEXAS WILL TEND TO STAY DRY. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO STAY IN THE
90S TO AROUND 100F WITH LOWS REMAINING ABNORMALLY MILD IN THE MID TO
UPPER 70S FOR MOST.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 616 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PRIMARILY PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD FOR
THE AREA TAF SITES. A SHOWER OR TWO COULD NEAR KAUS IN THE NEXT
HOUR OR TWO WITH THE SEA BREEZE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BUT LIKELY WILL
NOT IMPACT THE SITE. WE'LL ALSO MONITOR KSAT/KSSF THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO AS WELL BUT ACTIVITY IS A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY AT THIS TIME.
THE WINDS COULD BRIEFLY UPTICK THIS EVENING IN THE 10 TO 12 KT
RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEFORE WEAKENING AFTER 10 PM OR SO. LATE
IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TO MID-MORNING FRIDAY WILL SEE SOME
LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE I-35 TERMINALS (KAUS, KSAT, AND
KSSF) BUT AREAL COVERAGE REMAINS TOO LIMITED TO INCLUDE MVFR
CEILINGS AT THE TIME. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AGAIN SHOULD SEE MOSTLY
FAIR WEATHER MID- LEVEL CUMULUS AND SOME HIGH CLOUDS. AN ISOLATED
SHOWER LATER IN THE DAY MAY AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY BUT COVERAGE IS
TOO LOW FOR ANY INCLUSION WITHIN THE TAF PACKAGE. OVERALL, WINDS
TREND LIGHT FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 77 100 77 102 / 20 10 0 0
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 76 100 77 101 / 20 10 0 0
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 76 99 76 100 / 20 10 0 0
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 75 97 75 98 / 20 20 0 0
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 78 102 79 103 / 0 0 0 0
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 77 99 78 101 / 20 20 0 0
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 76 100 75 100 / 10 0 0 0
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 76 100 77 100 / 20 10 0 0
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 76 99 78 99 / 30 10 0 10
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 78 99 77 100 / 20 10 10 0
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 77 101 78 102 / 20 10 0 0
EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...TRAN
LONG TERM....TRAN
AVIATION...62
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