Troy Kimmel
UT University / Incident Response Meteorologist
Member, Campus Safety and Security Committee
Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and the Environment
tkimmel@utexas.edu
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Southerly Surface Winds Have Returned with Clouds and Humidity; Another Series of Cold Fronts are On Tap for Next Week with Some Rain Chances Monday (Fr/13Dec2024)
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AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS / IH35 CORRIDOR
WEATHER HAZARDS THROUGH 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…
No weather hazards expected.
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AUSTIN / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS / IH35 CORRIDOR
SEVEN DAY WEATHER HEADLINES AND MY 7 DAY FORECAST CONFIDENCE …
(1) A return south southeasterly surface wind flow has resulted in warmer temperatures along with increased humidity and cloudiness. Some patchy drizzle is occurring this morning with clouds persisting through early tomorrow. Rain chances are there as we head into the weekend with the best chances east of our area as a weak cold front washes out to our north before reaching our area. It will return northward as a warm front by late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night.
(2) A partly to mostly cloudy sky will persist midday tomorrow through Sunday night as above average temperatures continue.
(3) Another cold front, more Pacific in nature, will move into the area Monday with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms but, again, best chances remain to our east and northeast. Cooler and drier air will move in for Monday night into Tuesday and then into mid and late week with a stronger reinforcing cold front passing through our area on Wednesday.
Based partially on NWS/Weather Prediction Center guidance, my forecast,
on average, is for rainfall of 0.50 to 0.75 inch for our IH35 corridor counties over the next seven day period.
MY LOCAL FORECAST CONFIDENCE OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS…
A medium to high confidence forecast.
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Troy’s Weather Forecast
for Austin / University of Texas and the IH35 Corridor
Updated Friday / 13 December 2024
TODAY (13Dec)…. Patchy morning drizzle. Cloudy. High 69. South southeasterly wind 8 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts.
TONIGHT…. Cloudy with widely scattered rain showers. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 20% chance of rain at any given location, will average less than 0.05 inch. Low 62. South southeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY (14Dec)…. Cloudy with scattered rain showers before noon then becoming partly cloudy. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 30% chance of rain at any given location, will average less than 0.05 inch. High 75. South southwesterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 61. Light wind.
SUNDAY (15Dec)…. Patchy fog early. Partly to mostly cloudy. High 77. Light wind becoming south southeasterly 4 to 8 mph by afternoon.
SUNDAY NIGHT…. Increasing clouds becoming mostly cloudy. Low 66. South southeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY (16Dec)…. Cloudy in the morning then turning partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat in the mid and late afternoon hours as a cold front passes. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 40% chance of rain at any given location, will average 0.15 inch or less. High 77. South southwesterly wind 8 to 15 mph shifting northerly in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT…. Partly cloudy with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with an associated lightning threat before 7pm. Turning cooler. Rainfall, where it occurs, given a 20% chance of rain at any given location, will average less than 0.05 inch. Low 49. Northwesterly wind 5 to 12 mph.
TUESDAY (17Dec)…. Mostly sunny and less humid. High 65. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
TUESDAY NIGHT…. Increasing clouds becoming partly to mostly cloudy. Low 47. Northeasterly wind 4 to 8 mph.
WEDNESDAY (18Dec)…. Partly cloudy. High 68. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…. Partly to mostly cloudy and a bit cooler as a cold front passes. Low 42. Northerly wind 5 to 12 mph.
THURSDAY (19Dec)…. Mostly sunny. High 60. North northeasterly wind 5 to 10 mph.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)
8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK
Valid Friday / 20 December 2024 through Thursday / 26 December 2024
Temperatures… Slightly Above Average
Precipitation… Near Average
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)
3 TO 4 WEEK OUTLOOK (Updated on Friday/29Nov2024)
Valid Saturday / 14 December 2024 through Friday / 27 December 2024
Temperatures… Equal Chances for Above/Below Normal
Precipitation… Slightly Below Chance for Drier than Average
AUSTIN SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES…..
Today (Fr/13Dec)……………………………………. 7:19 am / 5:32 pm (- 2 minutes)
Tomorrow (Sa/14Dec)…………………………….. 7:19 am / 5:32 pm (- 0 minutes)
Sunday (15Dec)……………………………………… 7:20 am / 5:32 pm (- 1 minutes)
Monday (16Dec)…………………………………….. 7:20 am / 5:32 pm (- 0 minutes)
Tuesday (17Dec)……………………………………. 7:21 am / 5:33 pm (- 0 minutes)
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