textproduct: Austin/San Antonio

SHORT TERM

(Today through Sunday) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

The rain has ended behind our exiting upper level disturbance and with the front now to the south of Brownsville. After the heavy rain, a few river forecast points will remain in or crest into action stage during the next day or so. Cloud cover gradually decreases overnight into this morning with surface high pressure building into the region. With the decreasing cloud cover, expect for the overnight lows to fall into the mid 40s to mid 50s range this morning. Today is a great day to enjoy the outdoors after yesterday's soggy and wet conditions, with afternoon highs in the low to mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. The north winds subside through the day and turn more easterly in direction towards the evening hours. Another cool start is expected Sunday with morning lows once again ranging from the mid 40s to the mid 50s. Sunday remains mostly sunny but trends slightly warmer compared to this afternoon as a southerly low-level flow returns with the surface high pressure sliding towards the east.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

A southerly low-level flow maintains and increases in response to developing surface low pressure off the Rockies over the Central Plains through early next week. This would result in a steady warming trend across our region and an increase in humidity. The temperatures return to the 80s to low 90s while dew points will climb into the 60s by Monday and closer to 70 degrees entering Tuesday. Area cloud cover, especially into each morning, will increase with the increased in low-level moisture. Rain chances, however, stay out of the forecast through at least the daytime Tuesday as the capping inversion develops and strengthens.

A shortwave then approaching the Texas panhandle from Tuesday through Wednesday could provide enough forcing to possibly spark isolated storms near the dryline after sunset Tuesday evening through early Wednesday. This activity could extend into the Southern Edwards Plateau and Hill Country, with low end rain and storm chances (15-30%). The low end rain and storm chances then spreads across the rest of the region from Wednesday through Wednesday night with potential isolated storm development along interactions with any residual storm outflow, a southward pushing front, and the dryline. The front slides south but some of the medium range guidance keeps the potential for isolated elevated convection across the region in wake of the front with some lingering upper level energy aloft embedded within the southwest flow. Otherwise, do expect for another slight cool down behind the front with the daytime highs dipping back to the 70s to low 80s Thursday and Friday while the overnight lows fall to the 50s and low 60s.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

Clouds are clearing out quickly as a subsidence pattern takes hold. Main focus for the next 24-30 hours will be subtle changes in light wind directions as a surface ridge settles over the region.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Austin Camp Mabry 74 55 81 60 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 73 51 79 58 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 73 51 80 58 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 72 52 78 59 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 75 57 79 63 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 73 51 78 58 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 74 51 78 57 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 73 51 79 57 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 73 52 80 57 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 74 54 80 60 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 74 54 80 59 / 0 0 0 0

EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.