770
FNUS74 KHGX 171132
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 LAKE AUSTIN WF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
632 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH, ESPECIALLY LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY, BUT RAIN IS
NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY ONLY DROPS INTO
THE MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON THANKS TO ONSHORE FLOW. WINDS STAY
SOMEWHAT ELEVATED TONIGHT, ONLY DROPPING TO 10-15 MPH, AND
REMAINING AROUND 10 MPH INTO SATURDAY. RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO
INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
SKY (%).........67 70 66 59 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 76 78 79 79
RH..............93 87 82 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..74 76 78 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 15 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 24 24
MIX HGT (FT)....900 2100 2500 2700 2700
MIX HGT (M).....270 640 760 820 820
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 22 22 22
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 10 10 10
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.7
VISIBILITY (SM).7 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
SKY (%).........56 64 69 69 71 80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 76 75 74 74 73
RH..............79 82 84 87 87 90
APARNT TMP (F)..78 76 75 74 74 73
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 14 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 22 20 18
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1000 800 700 600 600
MIX HGT (M).....580 300 240 210 180 180
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 18 18 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..S SE S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 8 8 8 7
CEILING (KFT)...2.7 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.8
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
SKY (%).........81 81 78 77 77 79
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 20 20
TEMP............74 74 77 78 78 77
RH..............90 90 85 79 79 82
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 77 78 78 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 9 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 14 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1200 1900 2800 2900 2200
MIX HGT (M).....210 370 580 850 880 670
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 10 10 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 4 4 5
CEILING (KFT)...1.3 1.3 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 9 10 9 7
FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610600.0/HGX
.DELDT 04/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN_VICE@FWS.GOV
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