Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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002 FXUS64 KSJT 221103 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 603 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - A Heat Advisory is in effect this afternoon and early evening across the Big Country, Heartland and Mason county. - Forecast afternoon highs and heat indices will likely reach heat advisory criteria across portions of the forecast area Thursday into the upcoming weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 211 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026 Hot temperatures will be the main story through the next 24 hours. An upper level ridge is forecast to be centered across North Texas and southern Oklahoma today. This will result in highs in the upper 90s to near 105 across the region. A Heat Advisory is in effect across all of the Big Country, eastern portions of the northwest Hill Country and much of the Heartland as temperatures and/or heat index values reach or exceed 105. A weak cold front is forecast to be draped across North Texas today. A few of the high resolution models indicated isolated showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon in the vicinity of the front. Although most locations will remain dry cannot rule out an isolated shower or thunderstorms in our eastern counties. Have added in some 10 PoPs with a mention of isolated thunderstorms. If storms to develop, given the hot temperatures and large dewpoint depressions, gust winds will be possible. Expect overnight lows in the mid 70s to near 80. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 211 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026 High pressure will remain the dominant feature across western Texas and New Mexico for the next few days. This high pressure is forecast to continue strengthening through through the remainder of the week. This will result in hot and dry conditions across the region through at least Friday. Highs will make return to the upper 90s to 105 degrees for much of the week. Heat indices (what it feels like) will be up to 108 degrees by Friday. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 506 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026 Light and variable winds will become east and increase to 8 to 10 knots, with some higher gusts, this afternoon. Winds will become light and variable this evening. VFR conditions will prevail through the next 24 hours. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 102 79 100 78 / 10 0 0 0 San Angelo 101 77 99 76 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 99 77 97 75 / 0 0 0 0 Brownwood 102 78 99 76 / 10 0 0 0 Sweetwater 103 79 102 78 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 97 76 97 75 / 0 0 0 0 Brady 101 77 98 74 / 10 0 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for Brown- Callahan-Coleman-Fisher-Haskell-Jones-Mason-McCulloch-Nolan-San Saba-Shackelford-Taylor-Throckmorton. && $$ SHORT TERM...Daniels LONG TERM....41 AVIATION...Daniels