You'll want to dress in layers for maximum comfort and safety today as those wicked northerly winds try hard to make us shiver. The forecast thankfully calls for sunshine to return, yet temperatures in the 40s will feel more like 30s thanks to the blustery breeze. Be prepared: we're heading into an area-wide freeze tonight. Do what you can to make sure the people and pets around you have safe, warm shelter.
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Sustained northwest winds are forecast to hold around 10 to 20 mph during the day then, once we get past sunset, they'll gradually start to diminish.
Under a clear sky tonight, temps will drop like a rock. By sunrise, our forecast calls for metro lows in the upper 20s and rural/Hill Country temps into the low and mid 20s. It'll be our coldest night of the season so far, and the lowest temperatures in at least nine months!
For much of the Hill Country, this freeze comes right on schedule. The 50 year average first freeze for Fredericksburg is November 12th. For Austin, however, it's an early blast of winter. The average first freeze in the metro is December 2nd. For comparison sake, last year's first freeze occurred on December 7th.
With abundant sunshine in the midweek forecast, look for a decent turnaround tomorrow as temps rise up to and/or slightly over 50 for our Wednesday afternoon.
Many locations will experience another light freeze early Thursday morning before recovering into the 60s by afternoon. For Friday and Saturday, daytime temps will end up comfortably closer to 70 degrees, putting us very close to the mid-November normal high of 72. But the warm-up won't last long. Another polar cold front is on the docket to arrive Sunday morning with at least a 20% rain chance. It'll take us back to 40s and 50s to start next week.
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Stay warm!
--Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons (@Burton_Spectrum)