Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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796 FXUS64 KSJT 271925 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 125 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 ...New LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... - Low chances of showers by Friday afternoon, and low to medium chances for showers and a few thunderstorms Friday night. - Much colder temperatures expected Sunday into the first part of next week. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Friday) Issued at 1137 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 Quiet weather expected tonight, with light easterly winds becoming more southerly by Friday morning. Clouds will also be on the increase as low level flow advects Gulf moisture into the area, with low clouds likely covering the entire west central Texas area by sunrise Friday. As lee troughing occurs to our north, surface winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph, with gusts up to around 25 mph out of the south by early afternoon. A relatively weak shortwave will move across the area in the upper levels, resulting in low (20% to 30%) chances for scattered showers, from late morning through the afternoon. Although it will be cloud, temperatures will warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s, after lows in the 40s tonight. && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through next Thursday) Issued at 124 PM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 Look for an upper level pattern change which will bring a colder airmass early next week into our area. Our area will be in the warm sector Saturday morning with dryline moving across the area. The best low level moisture/weak instability plume will be across the eastern 1/3 of the area. As a result, going with low to medium chances Pops(20-50%) of showers and a few thunderstorms across much of the area Friday night and Saturday morning. A strong cold front will move south across our area Late Saturday morning through early Saturday evening. Expect much cooler temperatures early next week as a modified shallow arctic airmass moves south. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s Sunday through Tuesday. The coldest morning with sub freezing temperatures will be Tuesday with lows in the 20s. Temperatures will slowly warm by the middle of next week with highs in the 60s Wednesday and lows mainly above freezing next Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Going with mainly a dry forecast through the rest of the long term. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1137 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025 VFR conditions this afternoon, with slowly clearing 4000 to 6000 foot ceilings. Moisture will increase tonight into tomorrow, with MVFR CIGs expected to move in after 06Z tonight, impacting KSOA and KSJT first, then eventually moving into the KJCT and KBBD terminals by around 12Z. Winds will be 10 knots or less out of the east/southeast tonight, becoming more southerly by late tomorrow morning and eventually increasing into the 10 to 15 knot range by early Friday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 46 62 55 74 / 0 20 30 0 San Angelo 47 62 53 75 / 0 20 20 0 Junction 46 64 53 76 / 0 30 30 0 Brownwood 42 61 51 74 / 0 20 50 10 Sweetwater 46 62 55 72 / 0 10 10 0 Ozona 48 60 53 74 / 0 20 10 0 Brady 46 61 53 73 / 0 20 40 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM....21 AVIATION...20