textproduct: Austin/San Antonio

KEY MESSAGES

- Hot and dry weather Friday.

- Cooler Saturday, but the cooldown doesn't last long with a warming trend into the middle of next week.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 1254 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

An anomalously strong mid to upper level ridge remains over the southern US. Low level flow is from the southeast and the airmass over our CWA has gotten a little moister today. Clouds have kept temperatures down a couple of degrees. The upper ridge will broaden during this period while the low level flow remains southeasterly tonight. A cold front will move into our CWA by Friday morning and then through the area during the day. We don't think it will get through early enough to affect temperatures Friday and highs will be well above normal again. Cooler air will move in behind the front starting with lows Saturday. Despite being cooler, lows will still be above normal.

LONG TERM

(Saturday through next Thursday) Issued at 1254 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

The cooler air will continue to move in Saturday and highs will be on the order of 10 degrees cooler than today getting within a few degrees of normal. The low level flow will quickly return to southeasterly Sunday starting another warming trend. There will be quick rebound Sunday of about 10 degrees. Then the warmer will be slower into the middle of the week. Still no rain chances through the middle of the week. There is a glimmer of hope for some rain at the end of this period. Models suggest convection along a dryline Wednesday night and Thursday. The better forcing looks like it would be across the northern half of the CWA.

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 633 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

VFR conditions along with South to southeasterly wind gusts from 20 to 25 knots should continue through tonight, winds eventually decrease overnight into tomorrow morning. MVFR ceilings should then build over I-35 terminals after midnight and closer to sunrise for KDRT. VFR conditions are expected to resume for all Terminals late morning with variable winds ahead of a cold front moving in from the north during the afternoon hours. Once this cold front passes over the TAF sites, expect winds to become northerly through the afternoon hours. Winds could become gusty especially at KDRT where could see gusts up to 25 knots. I-35 TAF sites should see northerly winds pick up in speed just outside this forecast period.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Austin Camp Mabry 65 88 56 72 / 0 0 10 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 63 89 57 74 / 0 0 10 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 62 87 56 75 / 0 0 10 0 Burnet Muni Airport 62 83 53 68 / 0 10 10 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 65 87 59 75 / 0 10 20 10 Georgetown Muni Airport 63 87 56 71 / 0 0 10 0 Hondo Muni Airport 59 89 57 78 / 0 0 10 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 63 89 57 75 / 0 0 10 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 63 88 58 75 / 0 0 10 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 63 88 59 78 / 0 0 10 0 Stinson Muni Airport 63 89 59 79 / 0 0 10 0

EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.