Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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665 FXUS64 KSJT 100737 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 137 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... - Cold frontal passage Saturday night with cooler temperatures Sunday. - Dry forecast this week and during the weekend but a slight chance of showers (<20%) for early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 136 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025 Expect a cold front to move into the Big Country around 12Z and then south across the remainder of the area during the morning and be well south of our area by 18Z. Expect gusty north to northeast winds behind the front with gusts to 30 mph possible during the morning. The winds will subside by late this afternoon and light winds for tonight as surface high pressure builds in. It will be cooler today with highs in the 60s. For tonight clear skies and a dry airmass will lead to colder temperatures with lows in the 30s. The low lying areas and river valleys will probably be around freezing or a few degrees below freezing by Wednesday morning. Expect a dry forecast for today and tonight. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 136 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025 Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue across West Central Texas Thursday through Saturday. Highs on Thursday will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. A weak cold front will move through the area on Friday, but will have little effect on temperatures. Highs on both Friday and Saturday will be in the mid to upper 70s for most locations. Overnight lows will generally be in the 40s. An upper level trough will track across the Northern Plains late Saturday, sending a cold front south through West Central Texas Saturday night into Sunday morning. This will usher in much cooler temperatures along with gusty northeast winds. Highs on Sunday will be in the upper 40s to lower 50s across the Big Country, with mid 50s to lower 60s across the rest of the forecast area. Overnight lows will generally be in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Mild temperatures return for the first part of next week with highs generally in the 60s and lows in the 40s. An upper level trough is forecast to track across the region on Tuesday. The GFS indicates showers developing across the area with the passage of the front. The ECMWF also hints at this solution, but is drier than the GFS. For now, have kept low end chance PoPs confined to our eastern counties, but will continue to monitor. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1050 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 VFR conditions will prevail the next 24 hours. The front will move through KABI around 12Z, KSJT around 15Z and the remaining terminals between 16Z and 17Z. Gusty north to northeast winds will develop behind the front, with gusts between 25 and 30 knots expected into the afternoon hours. Winds will diminish to 10 knots or less by early evening. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 64 38 70 47 / 0 0 0 0 San Angelo 65 34 70 44 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 69 33 72 44 / 0 0 0 0 Brownwood 65 33 69 41 / 0 0 0 0 Sweetwater 62 39 71 46 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 66 36 68 41 / 0 0 0 0 Brady 64 36 70 46 / 0 0 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...21 LONG TERM....Daniels AVIATION...24