Even though the radar might look lit up at times today, especially this morning, there's not much rain making it to the ground thanks to very dry air underneath our cloud deck. The forecast calls for an overall 20% rain chance, with afternoon highs in the upper 50s.
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Fortunately, the winds have died down substantially compared to yesterday so there's less of a wind chill factor, and hopefully less mountain cedar pollen to be spread around. Yesterday's northerly gusts peaked at 23 mph at Camp Mabry and 28 mph in San Marcos. And, now, the winds are already changing again, with a light southeasterly breeze redeveloping. It'll gradually increase the humidity levels and prime out atmosphere for a notably better rain chance tomorrow.
It's now a 50% shot for showers & storms tomorrow, especially around sunset and beyond into the night. Our in-house computer model points to a squall line or band of storms to fire up ahead of our next cold front. The heaviest looks to include briefly heavy downpours moving west to east across the I-35 corridor around midnight, then the rain should move east during the early hours of our Saturday.
Chilly northerly winds will sweep through Texas during the first part of the weekend, bringing even colder temps for Sunday. As it looks now, parts of the Hill Country might see a light freeze around sunrise Sunday with mid to upper 30s elsewhere. It'll be bright but cold Sunday afternoon -- plan for highs only in the low 50s.
Looking ahead to next week, temps should recover pretty quickly with a little warm snap for the second half of the week. A weak front looks to track through the Lone Star State by next Thursday, with a chance of rain by the end of the week.
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--Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons (@Burton_Spectrum)