Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Cold Watch in effect from January 24, 09:00 PM CST until January 26, 12:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Rockport Aransas County Airport (KRKP)

Lat: 28.08°NLon: 97.05°WElev: 21ft.

A Few Clouds

68°F

20°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.4 mb)
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	22 Jan 1:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Rockport, Aransas County Airport TX

Extreme Cold Watch January 24, 09:00pm until January 26, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Dense Fog
Friday
High: 71 °F
Patchy Dense
Fog then
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 45 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 45 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

Patchy dense fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind 6 to 13 mph.

Friday Night

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.