textproduct: Austin/San Antonio

KEY MESSAGES

- Cold Weather Advisory from 3AM-10AM Saturday for wind chills in the 13-20 degree range.

- Warmer, more seasonable temperatures are forecast next week with a low potential for rain out east Tuesday/Wednesday.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Saturday night) Issued at 1146 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

Looking at the latest GOES-19 DCP product, a large area of overcast skies exists from central to south Texas. Also notable is the remaining snow cover over the Panhandles, north Texas and Oklahoma. After the passage of a cold front yesterday evening, temperatures are notably cooler today, with most locations only climbing into the 50s. For tonight, opted to expand the Cold Weather Advisory to include Bexar and a few other counties in the Coastal Plains as winds were a bit low on the operational NBM. Did a blend of 75th NBM and operational NBM to bump winds up a bit closer to other guidance Saturday morning through Saturday evening. This in turn brought wind chills down a bit lower for the newly added counties. Expect wind chills in the 13-20 degree range in the advisory through 10AM Saturday. Saturday will be the coldest day of the week ahead with highs struggling to get out of the 40s. Despite minimal cloud cover, a reinforcing shot of arctic air will move in Saturday morning, which will result in a breezy and cold afternoon. Winds should rapidly decrease Saturday evening as a surface high builds over northeast Texas. Temperatures will fall into the lower to middle 20s Saturday night under clear skies, light winds, and dry air.

LONG TERM

(Sunday through next Friday) Issued at 1146 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

Confidence in the medium range has increased with the last couple of runs of Global models. At this point, expect a steady warmup starting Sunday and continuing through Tuesday with highs going from the 50s to 60s and finally 70s. A disturbance within the southern stream will move through South Central Texas on Tuesday, with a low end chance for showers, primarily over the Coastal Plains Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. Some cooler temperatures will work into the region for Wednesday and Thursday, but with the next trough digging over the eastern CONUS Wednesday and Thursday, our area will remain dry and seasonable with warming temperatures yet again by late week.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1146 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

VFR conditions are expected at area TAF sites through the current forecast period. Occasionally gusty north winds will continue along I-35 through this afternoon, while light west to northwest winds continue at DRT. Wind speeds will tend to ease by late afternoon, then increase once again around 09-10Z as another surge of high pressure moves in from the north. At least one or two of the hi-res models show some potential for low clouds behind this second surge of cooler air early tomorrow morning. For now, we will only mention FEW clouds at AUS and not mention any low clouds at SAT and SSF. Mid and high level clouds continue through tonight, with a decrease in clouds tomorrow.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Austin Camp Mabry 29 44 25 58 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 28 44 22 58 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 28 46 23 57 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 27 41 24 57 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 34 57 31 58 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 26 41 22 56 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 30 52 25 56 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 29 46 23 58 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 29 44 23 56 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 32 49 27 56 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 33 49 27 58 / 0 0 0 0

EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Cold Weather Advisory from 3 AM to 10 AM CST Saturday for TXZ171>173-186>194-205>209-220>225.