102  
FNUS74 KEWX 122346  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FM 477...SAND HILLS VFD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
646 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 CDT ON AUGUST 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
VARIABLE WINDS OF 5-15 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE  
DROPPING OFF TO LESS THAN 5 MPH AND REMAINING VARIABLE. RH VALUES  
SHOULD RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 75% AFTER SUNSET. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, PRIMARILY IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE  
MORNING BUT INCREASE TO 5-15 MPH AGAIN WITH SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS  
OF 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH LOWER  
CHANCES FOR RAIN AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 90S AND ABOUT A 10-15% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........81 72 63 67 70 74 51 28 23 14 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............93 89 86 84 82 81 80 80 79 78 77  
RH..............41 49 57 64 70 74 77 78 79 82 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE S S S SW S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 6 6 5 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 7 7 8 8 6 7 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E SE S S S SW S SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO  
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 7 20 16 25 19 16 22 33 45 45 43  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 74 77 82 86 89 92 95 95 95 95 94  
RH..............86 93 88 77 68 59 52 46 46 45 45 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW W W W SW S SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW W W W SW S SE SE E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 2.0 3.1 5.4 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.6 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........51 45 41 37 32 30 27 25 24 23 22 21  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............93 90 87 84 82 81 80 79 78 78 77 76  
RH..............47 52 61 67 72 77 79 85 88 88 90 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE E SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE E SE S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO  
SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 19 18 17 16 14 12 10 15 19 24 23  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 75 77 81 85 88 92 94 96 97 97 96  
RH..............94 94 90 82 72 63 54 48 43 40 39 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5 5.5 6.4 7.0 8.1 8.7 7.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13  
 

 
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.DELDT 08/12/25  
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