105 FXUS64 KSJT 212355 AAA AFDSJTArea Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service San Angelo TX 655 PM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Low chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon with a slight risk for severe storms along and north of I-20.
- Temperatures trend hotter today into Monday, then should be cooler by the middle of next week, along with additional precipitation chances.
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.SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Monday) Issued at 1152 AM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Hot and fairly humid air over the region with dew points into the upper 60s throughout the CWA. CAMs continue to indicate shortwave moving through the WNW flow aloft with storms popping up in the 21-22Z time frame, mainly north of I-20. SPC has upgraded this area to a slight risk and this looks reasonable with plenty of shear and modest instability. There is some warm air aloft, but looking at forecast soundings, the warming combined with the high dew points will overcome this, at least over areas mentioned.
Skies will clear tonight and winds decreasing, especially across the south. May see some patchy fog develop in some lower valleys, but kept out of the forecast for now. Drier air moves in for Monday with dew points dropping into the upper 50s to lower 60s with some lower to mid 50s out west. This will lead to temperatures warming up towards 100 degrees, but the heat will be short lived as a nice cool down is expected in the long term.
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.LONG TERM... (Monday night through next Sunday) Issued at 315 PM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
Upper level high pressure over our area will begin to flatten on Tuesday. Meanwhile, an upper level trough will dive down out of the Rockies and into the Plains. This will push a cold front into our area Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Temperatures on Tuesday ahead of the front will still be hot, with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Highs will cool down into the 80s for Wednesday and Thursday. Rain chances (40-60%) are highest on Wednesday when scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible along the aforementioned cold front. Models indicate upper level ridging building back into the region for next weekend.
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.AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 654 PM CDT Sun Sep 21 2025
The coverage of showers and thunderstorms has decreased and become more isolated this evening in west central Texas. These showers and storms were moving to the southeast, and will dissipate by 9 PM to 10 PM, if not a little sooner. The KBBD TAF site may be briefly affected after 01Z, if the storm in Concho County can hold together. Will monitor radar this evening and amend this or any other TAFs as needed for TSRA. Cloud coverage through late evening will decrease and expect generally clear skies overnight. Some low cloud development is expected early Monday morning over far southern and southeastern parts of our area. Carrying MVFR ceiling at KJCT 11Z-15Z, with a scattered low cloud group at KSOA and KBBD. Otherwise, mostly clear skies are expected during the day Monday. By mid-to-late Monday morning, south-southwest winds will increase to 12-14 knots at KABI and KSJT, with gusts 19-21 knots. For our southern terminals, expect south or south-southwest winds to increase to 8-11 knots with some gusts 16-18 knots possible at times.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 74 100 75 99 / 20 0 0 30 San Angelo 71 98 72 98 / 20 0 0 20 Junction 69 95 69 96 / 10 0 0 10 Brownwood 70 97 71 97 / 30 0 0 20 Sweetwater 72 101 74 98 / 10 10 0 20 Ozona 69 94 70 95 / 10 0 0 10 Brady 70 94 71 95 / 20 0 0 10
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.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
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SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....42 AVIATION...19
NWS SJT Office Area Forecast Discussion