Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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206 FXUS64 KSJT 270348 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 948 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Pleasant weather is expected Thanksgiving Day with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. - Low chances of showers and thunderstorms return Friday into Saturday. - Much colder temperatures and a low chance of light wintry mix in the Big Country early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Thursday) Issued at 1137 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 Cooler and slightly below normal temperatures are expected to persist through this evening and into Thanksgiving morning in the wake of a cold front tracking through the region today. Overnight lows are expected to fall into the mid to upper 30s, with some of the usual low-lying areas and northern portions of the Big Country seeing the coolest overnight lows tonight. Afternoon high temperatures tomorrow will struggle to make it into the upper 50s to mid 60s, which gets us closer to normal high temperatures for this time of year (mid 60s). Winds are expected to be light and easterly this evening and gradually shifting to the south to southeast by Thursday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through next Wednesday) Issued at 128 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 The main concern for the long term will be the cold front this weekend, along with precipitation chances ahead of an behind the front. On Friday as the firs of two upper level troughs approaches the area from the northwest, moisture will be advected into the area from the Gulf. South to southeasterly low level flow will persist from Friday through Saturday morning, pushing dewpoint values into the 60s. The increase in moisture, along with a weak shortwave moving through ahead of the main trough will bring the area a low (20% to 30%) chance for showers and a few thunderstorms Friday afternoon into Saturday evening. The main upper level trough will move through the central plains during the day on Saturday, while pushing a cold front through. Winds will turn to the north at 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts behind the front on Saturday. The next upper level trough will approach from the northwest Sunday, moving into the central plains by Monday afternoon or evening, depending on the model. The operational ECMWF shows a more progressive/faster evolution of the trough than the GFS. In either case, the amount of precipitation has decreased. This is fairly reasonable as the better lift with the system will be north of our area, and the air mass behind this front will be much drier. Will still carry low end Slight Chance (~20%) PoPs for the area. Temperatures will drop into the mid/upper 20s Sunday night and Monday night, so some of the precipitation could be in the form of a wintry mix. However, any precip that does fall will be quite light with very little accumulation. Highs Sunday and Monday will be in the 40s in most locations. Temperatures will warm back up into the 50s and 60s Tuesday and Wednesday with dry weather. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 922 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 Some mid clouds in the 4000-5000ft range continue to stream north into the southern and eastern terminals late this evening and will likely to continue through the overnight hours. Conditions likely to stay VFR however. Winds will remain light and variable overnight before becoming light south or southeast on Thanksgiving Day. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 40 65 45 61 / 0 0 0 30 San Angelo 39 66 46 62 / 0 0 0 30 Junction 38 67 46 64 / 0 0 0 30 Brownwood 37 63 41 61 / 0 0 0 20 Sweetwater 39 64 46 61 / 0 0 0 30 Ozona 41 67 48 60 / 0 0 0 30 Brady 39 62 46 61 / 0 0 0 20 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...TP LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...07