671
FXUS64 KEWX 172335
AFDEWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
635 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 633 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
- LIGHTER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. COOLER MORNING OF THE FALL SEASON
AWAITS OVERNIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
- COOLER AIR REMAINS THROUGH THE MONDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING BACK THE 80S AND 90S LATER IN THE WEEK WITH NO RAIN
THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1141 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
THE WIND CONTINUES TO RELAX LATE THIS MORNING WITH NORTHERLY WIND
SPEEDS RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 21 MPH AS OF
11:55 AM. THIS TREND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS COMING DOWN TO 10 MPH OR LESS BY 3 PM. HIGH CLOUDS ARE
LIKELY TO STAY AROUND FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND THROUGH THE
EVENING AND EVEN INTO SUNDAY AS HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC VIA CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MEXICO. TODAY'S
HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOW 60S OVER PARTS OF VAL VERDE
COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU WITH MID TO UPPER 60S AND LOW
70S ACROSS THE NORTHERN HILL COUNTY, I-35 CORRIDOR, AND COASTAL
PLAINS. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, WINDS ARE BECOME LIGHTER AND EVEN CALM
AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT SETTING UP THE SCENARIO FOR THE COOLER
MORNING THUS FAR THIS FALL SEASON. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE FORECAST TO
DROP TO THE UPPER 30S ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS OVER THE HILL COUNTRY
AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU WHILE THE I-35 CORRIDOR REACHES THE
MID TO UPPER 40S. THE WARMEST REGION IS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
PLAINS AREA WITH LOW 50S.
AFTER A COOL START OF THE DAY, TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO
MID 70S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH THE
RETURN OF AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AT LOW LEVELS. INCREASED
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO ARRIVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA IN THE EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS RESULTING IN A SCATTERED TO BROKEN
HIGH CLOUD DECK. OVERNIGHT MONDAY MORNING LOWS ARE FORECAST TO
REACH THE MID TO UPPER 40S TO MID 50S AREAWIDE.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1141 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOMINATES THE LOCAL AREA FOR THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER,
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES COME TO AN END FOR THIS PERIOD WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S BY TUESDAY AND WARNING
INTO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR, COASTAL
PLAINS, AND RIO GRANDE BY FRIDAY.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 633 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TAF PERIOD AT ALL
AREA AIRPORTS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 49 74 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 47 74 50 78 / 0 0 0 0
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 47 73 51 77 / 0 0 0 0
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 46 71 49 75 / 0 0 0 0
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 48 71 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 46 73 49 77 / 0 0 0 0
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 43 73 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 45 74 50 79 / 0 0 0 0
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 47 75 51 80 / 0 0 0 0
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 47 73 54 77 / 0 0 0 0
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 48 74 54 78 / 0 0 0 0
EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...17
LONG TERM....17
AVIATION...05
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