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KEY MESSAGES

- Above normal temperatures continue through Friday, with slightly cooler temperatures this weekend.

- Elevated fire weather conditions possible Wednesday through Friday mainly over the Rio Grande plains due to low afternoon humidities and gusty winds.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Thursday night) Issued at 1223 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

An anomalously strong mid to upper level ridge remains over the southwestern US/northern Mexico. Low level flow is from the southeast and the airmass over our CWA has gotten a little warmer and moister today. The upper ridge will broaden during this period while the low level flow remains southeasterly. The result will be almost no change in the weather. Overnight cloudiness from the Coastal Plains to the Hill Country will give way to a sunny afternoon Thursday. Farther west skies will be mostly clear through the period. Temperatures will be within a couple of degrees of where they are today.

LONG TERM

(Friday through next Wednesday) Issued at 1223 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Friday a weak cold front will move quickly through Texas, but the upper ridge will still be in place. This will prevent any precipitation with the front. There will be cooler air behind the front. Cooler temperatures will be more noticeable over the Hill Country and Southern Edwards Plateau Saturday. The low level flow will quickly return to southeasterly Sunday starting another warming trend. This one will be slower with the flow staying southeasterly which favors slower warming with the source from the Gulf. Still no rain chances through the long term.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 623 PM CDT Wed Mar 25 2026

VFR conditions continue across all TAF sites and will remain in place through early evening. Southerly winds should be lighter 10 to 15 knots. MVFR ceilings build back over the area overnight tonight, reaching I-35 terminals around 06Z/07Z and KDRT around 12Z. Skies should clear mid to late morning with clear skies expected by tomorrow afternoon as VFR conditions resume. Additionally, by early afternoon we could see breezy southerly winds with gusts up to 25 knots for all TAF sites.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Austin Camp Mabry 65 89 63 88 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 64 89 61 89 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 63 88 60 87 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 63 87 61 83 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 66 92 64 89 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 64 88 62 88 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 61 91 58 90 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 64 90 61 89 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 64 87 62 88 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 65 89 63 88 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 65 90 62 90 / 0 0 0 0

EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.