textproduct: Austin/San Antonio

KEY MESSAGES

- Dry weather with mild high temperatures today, turning colder Friday into the weekend.

- Warmer, more seasonable temperatures are forecast early next week with the return of low rain chances mid-week.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Friday) Issued at 1202 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

Another chilly start to the day is expected with lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s, though temperatures rebound into the 60s by mid-afternoon ahead of our next cold front. Southwest wind over the Hill Country may become breezy as early as this morning and continue through the afternoon. Wind shifts from the north as our dry cold front moves across South Central Texas late this afternoon or this evening with breezy conditions continuing through the day Friday mainly from the Hill Country east. Cloud cover increases overnight into Friday morning, with clearing from north to south during the afternoon. Highs Friday will be cool in the 50s to low 60s, though we will get colder this weekend as another push of cold air enters the area. More on that in the extended discussion.

LONG TERM

(Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 1202 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

A cold start to Saturday is expected with sub-freezing temperatures over most of the area. Surface high pressure begins to move south towards Texas during the day with the increased pressure gradient allowing for gusty wind through the late afternoon. A reinforcing shot of cold air will also skim our area in the east bringing the coldest day of the week to South Central Texas with highs from the upper 30s to mid 40s east and from the mid 40s to mid 50s west. With breezy conditions the wind chills will be in the low to mid 30s over much of the area, though sunny skies will be in place. High pressure moves over East Texas by Sunday morning with light wind and clear skies aiding in the coldest night of the week Saturday night into Sunday dropping all of South Central Texas into the teens and 20s. Cool temperatures stick around Sunday before a warming trend is seen early next week. Another system may impact the area as early as Monday night, though better chances for rain are seen in the middle of next week as another front looks to impact the area.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1202 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

VFR flight conditions continue. There remains a low possibility for patchy freezing fog early morning around KAUS but the latest short term guidance was even less inclined for this in comparison to runs yesterday. As a result, we'll continue to keep out any mention within the TAF until confidence increases. Otherwise, do expect for mid to high level clouds to move across the region through the period. Winds remain light and variable through mid- morning before picking up to around 7 to 9 kts from the southwest at the I-35 TAF sites (KAUS, KSAT, and KSSF) and northwest at KDRT. Next cold front then arrives this evening and will turn and increase the winds out of the north with gusts up into the 20 to 25 kts range at the I-35 TAF sites.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Austin Camp Mabry 67 33 54 28 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 68 33 55 27 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 67 34 57 28 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 61 31 52 25 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 69 42 63 34 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 63 31 54 25 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 67 38 60 29 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 68 34 57 28 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 68 33 53 28 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 66 38 58 31 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 68 39 59 32 / 0 0 0 0

EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.