AUSTIN DAILY CLIMATE DATA (Austin-Bergstrom International Airport-Weather Observation Site)
Day/Date
Hi
Lo
Rain
Degree Days
Lake Travis Pan Evap.
Thu/29 Jul
93
77
0.00
19 cdd
0.29 inches
Fri/30 Jul
75
0.00
Sunset Tonight: 8:26 PM
Sunrise Saturday: 6:49 AM
Lake Travis Water Temp: 87 degrees
CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES FOR AUSTIN
For 30 Jul
Normal High.. 96
Normal Low.. 74
Avg. precip. 0.07 inch
Record High.. 105 set in 1957
Record Low.. 67 set in 1971
RAINFALL STATISTICS AS OF MIDNIGHT (Departure From Normal in Parenthesis)
Austin-Bergstrom Austin Camp Mabry
San Angelo
Victoria
Month to Date
5.37 in.
(+3.48) 3.38 in. (+1.53)
1.73 in.
(+0.67)
8.89 in.
(+6.07)
Year to Date
20.86 in.
(+1.21) 23.01 in. (+3.79)
13.81 in.
(+2.55)
28.84 in.
(+6.24)
SELECTED CITIES WEATHER: (High Yesterday//Low This Morning as of 7 am//Rainfall 7 am to 7 am)
City
Hi
Lo
Rain
City
Hi
Lo
Rain
Austin-Camp Mabry
94
76
0.00
La Grange
92
76
0.00
Burnet
90
73
0.00
New Braunfels
94
74
0.00
College Station
95
76
0.01
Palacios
92
83
0.00
Georgetown
93
75
0.00
San Angelo
97
72
0.00
Hondo
93
75
0.00
San Antonio
91
77
0.00
Houston Bush
92
75
Trace
San Marcos
93
75
0.00
Junction
94
74
0.00
Victoria
94
77
Trace
Kerrville
92
74
0.00
Waco
95
77
0.00
WEATHER DISCUSSION
...Hot Summer Pattern Settling in for a Long Visit...
A sunny, dry and hot weather pattern looks to remain in place for the next week to ten days, possibly longer. There isn't much more to say than that. Since it's Friday and I've had a full day of presentations, I'm not going to go into lengthy detail today about the upcoming weather because frankly, things really haven't changed much from yesterday's discussion. And did I mention it was Friday?
Today's weather maps indicate broad high pressure in the upper atmosphere continues to cover all of the southern US. But the center of the high pressure ridge is now located over eastern Texas. This means the most stable atmosphere and the hottest temperatures have shifted to Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Today's forecast solutions indicate the center of the high pressure ridge will remain over eastern Texas this weekend, slowly shifting north-northeast to the Tennessee Valley by the middle of next week.
What does this mean for Central and South Texas? Well, looks like the hottest temperatures so far this summer are just around the corner. And weather conditions will remain sunny and dry for several days to come. In regards to the heat, I expect high temperatures will be in the upper 90s for most locations this weekend. But by Monday, high temperatures will likely climb to about 100 or 101 degrees across most of the Hill Country and Central Texas regions. High temperatures towards the coast look to stay in the upper 90s.
Forecast solutions indicate the center of the high pressure ridge will shift back to the southeastern US late next week and next weekend. This will cause an easterly wind flow in the lower through upper atmosphere from the Gulf of Mexico into Texas. This should cause high temperatures to drop back to the upper 90s across the Hill Country and Central Texas regions with middle 90s closer to the coast. A couple of isolated Sea Breeze showers will also be possible across the coastal plains. The rest of the region looks to stay dry. Long-range solutions indicate few changes beyond weekend.
But we will need to keep an eye on developments in the tropics in the coming days. As the center of the upper high shifts to the southeastern US and that easterly wind flow develops, that east wind will have the potential to steer any possible disturbances across the Gulf of Mexico into Texas. As of late today, the tropical Atlantic remains fairly quiet. A fast-moving tropical wave across the south central and southeastern Caribbean is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The system is moving so quickly it is unlikely there will be any tropical development. Out in the eastern Atlantic, another strong tropical wave has moved off the coast of Africa. This wave and the one ahead of it will be moving into a more favorable environment for development in a couple of days and we could see one or both of these waves become better organized. But nothing looks threatening over the next couple of days.
Finally, since the sky will be clear the next couple of evenings, try to catch an interesting display of planets in the evening sky. When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. The planets Venus, Saturn, and Mars are converging to form a skinny triangle in the sunset sky. Saturn and Mars are especially close together, only 2 degrees apart for the next few nights. You can find sky maps for July 30, 31, August 1, 2 at http://www.spaceweather.com
I hope everyone stays cool and has a good weekend. Thanks for reading.
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...No thunderstorms will be possible.
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...No rain is forecast.
SPECIAL LCRA OPERATIONAL STATEMENTS...Burn bans are down in almost all counties due to the recent rains. However, a burn ban has been posted for Bell County. A complete listing of burn bans across the state can be found at: http://tfsfrp.tamu.edu/wildfires/DecBan.png
LCRA SERVICE AREA FORECAST FOR THE NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES OF: BROWN, COMANCHE, MILLS, SAN SABA, COLEMAN, AND LAMPASAS ..Including the cities of Brownwood, Comanche, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Coleman and Lampasas..
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 99.
NWS 6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR August 5 - August 9 : Above Normal Temperatures. Below Normal Precipitation.
LCRA SERVICE AREA FORECAST FOR THE HILL COUNTRY COUNTIES OF: BLANCO, LLANO, BURNET, GILLESPIE, KENDALL, KERR, AND MASON ..Including the cities of Johnson City, Llano, Burnet, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Kerrville and Mason..
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
NWS 6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR August 5 - August 9 : Above Normal Temperatures. Below Normal Precipitation.
LCRA SERVICE AREA FORECAST FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES OF: BASTROP, CALDWELL, FAYETTE, HAYS, LEE, TRAVIS, AND WILLIAMSON ..Including Metro Austin, Bastrop, Lockhart, San Marcos, Giddings, and Georgetown...
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
NWS 6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR August 5 - August 9 : Above Normal Temperatures. Below Normal Precipitation.
LCRA FORECAST FOR THE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS AND THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF:
COLORADO, MATAGORDA AND WHARTON ..Including the cities of Columbus, Bay City and Wharton..
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 5 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96.
NWS 6 to 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR August 5 - August 9 : Above Normal Temperatures. Below Normal Precipitation.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 30 and 90-DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE LCRA SERVICE AREA :
OUTLOOK FOR AUGUST...Equal Chances for Above, Below or Normal Temperatures. Above Normal Precipitation.
OUTLOOK FOR AUGUST through OCTOBER...AboveNormal Temperatures and Above Normal Precipitation.
Note: The next seasonal outlook will be issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday, August 19, 2010.
For questions or comments concerning this forecast, contact Bob Rose, with LCRA Meteorological Services at
