Warmer Ahead of Another Front
September 30th, 2009 by BurtonSandwiched by two days of rain potential, it appears drier and warmer conditions will rule today with a rain chance lower than 20%. Looking good for some midweek time outdoors!
Showers ended by midday Tuesday, leaving some quite soggy:
5.02″ Buchanan Dam
2.66″ Burnet
1.52″ San Marcos Municipal
0.90″ Austin Executive
Our top WeatherWatcher reports:
2.40″ Luling (Richard Kimball)
0.90″ NW Balcones (Carol Rogus)
0.83″ NW Austin (David Bullis)
0.30″ Thorndale (Allen Hall)
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Expect high temps in the mid and upper 80s today with more afternoon sun, all while humidity levels gradually increase thanks to the return of southeast winds. A large upper-air disturbance now moving into the Rockies will help to draw more Gulf wind our way midday tomorrow, becoming breezy at times. Then, that same disturbance will swirl cooler north winds across Texas with a cold front arriving here late Thursday.
The front offers a decent chance for showers and thunderstorms at 30%, and may include some briefly heavy downpours especially Thursday evening.
ACL Fest Weekend… Providing the front clears early Friday morning, skies will turn sunny midday Friday with seasonable temperatures in store for the weekend. We won’t see anything like the mid-upper 90s that have been common throughout ACL festivals over the years! But you might want to carry a light rain jacket with you as a few showers could pass through Zilker Park from time to time, especially on Sunday. A stream of moisture from the Pacific will bring cloudier skies and a slightly better 30% rain chance to the second half of the weekend.
Check out the 8-day forecast for specifics.
El Nino Update… Waters in the equatorial Pacific continue to warm and have been at least half a degree above normal since June, a signal of our strengthening El Nino. Latest projections indicate a peak coming around December-January of next year. The result? A change in the jet stream flow will amount to wetter and cooler than normal conditions across the southern US through winter and maybe even into spring 2010. Click the long range precip outlook link below for the forecast.
Drought Links…
*Drought Monitor
*Seasonal Drought Outlook
*Long Range Precip Outlook from the Climate Prediction Center
Don’t forget: no matter what you’re doing and even when the weather’s quiet, e-mail us your digital photos and you might see them on ‘Weather on the Eights!’
Enjoy your Wednesday.
Meteorologist
Burton Fitzsimmons
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mer Ahead of Another Front Sandwiched by two days of rain potential, it appears drier and warmer conditions will rule today with a rain chance lower than 20%. Looking good for some midweek time outdoors! Showers ended by midday Tuesday, leaving some quite soggy: 5.02″ Buchanan Dam Our top WeatherWatcher reports: 2.40″ Luling (Richard Kimball)
Expect high temps in the mid and upper 80s today with more afternoon sun, all while humidity levels gradually increase thanks to the return of southeast winds. A large upper-air disturbance now moving into the Rockies will help to draw more Gulf wind our way midday tomorrow, becoming breezy at times. Then, that same disturbance will swirl cooler north winds across Texas with a cold front arriving here late Thursday. The front offers a decent chance for showers and thunderstorms at 30%, and may include some briefly heavy downpours especially Thursday evening. ACL Fest Weekend… Providing the front clears early Friday morning, skies will turn sunny midday Friday with seasonable temperatures in store for the weekend. We won’t see anything like the mid-upper 90s that have been common throughout ACL festivals over the years! But you might want to carry a light rain jacket with you as a few showers could pass through Zilker Park from time to time, especially on Sunday. A stream of moisture from the Pacific will bring cloudier skies and a slightly better 30% rain chance to the second half of the weekend. Check out the 8-day forecast for specifics. El Nino Update… Waters in the equatorial Pacific continue to warm and have been at least half a degree above normal since June, a signal of our strengthening El Nino. Latest projections indicate a peak coming around December-January of next year. The result? A change in the jet stream flow will amount to wetter and cooler than normal conditions across the southern US through winter and maybe even into spring 2010. Click the long range precip outlook link below for the forecast. Drought Links… Don’t forget: no matter what you’re doing and even when the weather’s quiet, e-mail us your digital photos and you might see them on ‘Weather on the Eights!’ Enjoy your Wednesday. Meteorologist |
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