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FXUS64 KEWX 030003
AFDEWX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
603 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warmer through the middle of the week.

- Low rain chances Tuesday for the Coastal Plains.

- Brief cool down Thursday then warmer for the weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Tuesday night)
Issued at 1243 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

There is a low amplitude upper ridge over TX this afternoon with weak
troughing over the Rockies. The flow is turning anticyclonically
from southwest, over West Texas, to northwest along the coast. Water
vapor satellite imagery shows drying in the mid-levels. Surface
high pressure centered over the Gulf has the low level from the southeast
to southwest. This flow is bringing a warmer, moister airmass to
South Central Texas. Temperatures are 15-20 degrees and dewpoints
are 30-35 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. The upper level trough over
the Rockies will move into the Plains tonight and Tuesday bringing
cyclonic flow to TX. At the surface a cold front will drop through North
TX tonight, but our CWA will remain in southerly flow. Low temperatures
will be much warmer than today mainly in the 50s. There is a low chance
(10%) of streamer showers over the Coastal Plains, but we will not
include any mention in the forecast since the probability is so
low. There will be patchy fog across this area overnight until mid-
morning Tuesday. Some fog could be dense, but there is too much
uncertainty to issue a Dense Fog Advisory. The cold front will move
through our CWA during the day Tuesday and may generate some showers
over the extreme eastern part of the area. POPs are only around 20%.
Despite the frontal passage, high temperatures will be warm from
the middle 60s to middle 70s. Behind the front winds will turn to
the north and bring cooler air. Lows Wednesday will be 10-15 degrees
cooler than Tuesday.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through next Monday)
Issued at 1243 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

Cooler air will continue to filter in Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperatures
Wednesday through Friday morning will be about normal for early February.
Friday the low level flow will shift back to the southerly part of
the compass and warm air will return. Temperatures over the weekend
will climb above normal with highs mostly in the 70s across South-Central
Texas. Sunday night an upper level trough will move across NM and then
into TX Monday. This will bring our next chance for rain. At this time,
the blended model solution is only 20% chances for showers, but some
of the individual members suggest chances could be higher. We will
see which side adjusts as we get closer in time.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 542 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

MVFR conditions are forecast to begin along the I-35 terminals
between 03Z to 06Z. Abundant moisture is forecast to push
overnight into Tuesday morning across South Central Texas. Some
models have patchy fog and others bring reduced visibility to 1
mile and even lower than 1 mile (IFR/LIFR). However, a good
amount of model solutions preferred areas across the southern
Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande including KDRT. There is a time
period from 09Z to 16Z that cigs could lower to IFR for the I-35
airports. A southerly flow is forecast to prevail across the local
area this evening through late Tuesday morning. A cold front is
pushing from the northwest to the southeast over the local area
late Tuesday morning through the afternoon. Northwest to north
winds and gusts of 20 to 25 knots are possible in the wake of the
frontal boundary. VFR conditions return across all sites middle of
the afternoon.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              57  70  42  64 /  10  10   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  57  72  42  65 /  10  10   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     55  70  43  65 /  10  10   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            54  66  39  62 /   0  10   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           48  72  43  70 /   0   0   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        56  70  40  63 /  10  10   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             52  72  44  69 /  10   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        56  72  43  66 /  10  10   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   58  73  44  64 /  10  30  10   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       57  70  46  67 /  10   0   0   0
Stinson Muni Airport           57  73  48  68 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...CJM
LONG TERM....CJM
AVIATION...17