Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX

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729 FXUS64 KSJT 210822 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 322 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...New LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 144 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 A moist and unstable airmass has moved into west central Texas in the wake of the tropical-based rain shield that moved through the area this morning. CAPE values of 1500-2000 J/kg along with dewpoints in the low 70s should result in some scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon, mainly from the Concho Valley southward. Given the tropical-based nature of these storms, they are not expected to become severe, but could produce some locally heavy downpours due to PWAT values around 2 inches. As Alberto pushes through central Mexico and continues to degenerate into a remnant low this evening, chances for showers and thunderstorms will diminish and become confined to Crockett County and the western Concho Valley Thursday night. A more stable airmass should take over by early Friday morning as a broad upper ridge, located over the Ohio Valley, starts to build into west central Texas. This stable pattern should keep most of west central Texas dry and sunny with decreasing clouds for the rest of Friday. High temperatures should be a few degrees warmer than the past couple of days given more sunshine. The one exception is in southern Crockett County, where some lingering moisture from the remnants of Alberto may result in some diurnally-driven showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. && .LONG TERM...
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(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 321 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 This weekend will be dry for our area with temperatures trending hotter. This to occur as an upper level ridge shifts from the lower Mississippi Valley west across Texas. Should have some low cloud development over our southern and southeastern counties early Saturday and Sunday mornings, but otherwise skies will be mostly sunny. Expect highs Saturday to range from the lower 90s in the Heartland and our southern counties, to mid/upper 90s farther north and west in the Big Country and Concho Valley. Highs Sunday will range from the mid 90s in our southern counties/Heartland to the upper 90s/around 100 in the Big Country and Concho Valley. The upper ridge will continue to shift west, and will be centered over Arizona/New Mexico Tuesday through Thursday. This will be our dominant weather influence. With this setup, a strong 850 mb thermal ridge to our west will expand east and result in highs ranging from 95-100 degrees in our southern/southeastern counties, to 100-105 in much of the Big Country and Concho Valley. Expect overnight lows to be mostly in the mid to upper 70s Tuesday through Thursday. With our area progged to be on the eastern side of the aforementioned ridge aloft next week, medium range models show some indication for the trailing portion of a cold front to move south into our area Wednesday or Wednesday night before washing out. Depending on the strength and proximity of the ridge, the Big Country may have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms with the weak front.
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&& .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 MVFR to IFR conditions are expected across most terminals with the exception of KABI, which will likely remain VFR through the remainder of the TAF period. These lower ceilings are expected to lift by 18Z and make way for VFR conditions to persist through tonight. Winds will remain light and variable through later this morning before increasing slightly out of the southeast this afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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Abilene 90 71 94 73 / 0 0 0 0 San Angelo 93 71 97 71 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 89 71 92 69 / 10 0 0 0 Brownwood 89 71 92 71 / 0 0 0 0 Sweetwater 91 71 96 73 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 88 69 92 69 / 10 0 0 0 Brady 86 70 91 70 / 0 0 0 0
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&& .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...SK LONG TERM....19 AVIATION...TP