566
FXUS64 KSJT 300733
AFDSJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
233 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM
KEY MESSAGES
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
- SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 214 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
EARLY THIS MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING LOW LEVEL STRATUS
DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY THANKS TO SOUTHERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW AND ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE. STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO OUR AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN BURN OFF BY
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE VERY WARM TODAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES A GOOD 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE MID TO UPPER 80S, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S. A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO LEE SURFACE TROUGHING OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 1223 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT FROM A GENERALLY BENIGN
SETUP UNDER UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING AND GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT,
TO A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO PUSH
INTO THE AREA WITH A SERIES OF SURFACE COLD FRONTS IMPACTING THE
AREA LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. STARTING WITH TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW
90S WHICH IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE AREA WILL ALSO TIGHTEN UP, ALONG WITH A LOW-
LEVEL JET SETTING UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN SOME GUSTY WINDS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GUSTS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH.
A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
MUCH OF THIS COMING WEEKEND, WITH A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS TRACKING
THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, AND AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
PASSAGE OF BOTH OF THESE COLD FRONTS TRACKING THROUGH THE AREA.
HOWEVER, IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW IF ANY OF THE STORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP CAN BECOME SEVERE. WITH THAT SAID, THIS IS SPRING IN WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS, SO IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO BE PREPARED. TEMPERATURES
BEHIND THE COLD FRONTS NEXT WEEK WILL START IN THE 80S FOR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND THEN FALL INTO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S BY
THE WEEKEND AFTER THE SECOND FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
LOW LEVEL STRATUS DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE HILL COUNTRY
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, WITH MVFR CIGS
SPREADING NORTHWARD AS FAR NORTH AS THE I-20 CORRIDOR. THE LOW
CLOUDS SHOULD BURN OFF BY THE LATE MORNING GIVING WAY TO VFR
CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-25 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EVENING.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ABILENE 87 61 88 64 / 0 0 0 10
SAN ANGELO 87 59 88 63 / 0 0 0 10
JUNCTION 86 57 87 60 / 0 0 0 0
BROWNWOOD 85 57 85 62 / 0 0 0 10
SWEETWATER 87 62 89 65 / 0 0 0 10
OZONA 83 58 84 62 / 0 0 10 0
BRADY 84 58 85 62 / 0 0 0 0
SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...42
LONG TERM....TP
AVIATION...42
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