WTWMA Forecast

A strong high pressure system is over the northern Plains pushing a rather strong cold front through West Texas Thursday morning. Temperatures will not rise much Thursday afternoon in response to the front and a cold northerly wind will prevail. High pressure will dominate weather through the weekend with mostly sunny Thursday and Friday then mostly cloudy conditions; cooler temperatures can be expected through Sunday. An additional cold front makes a push into Texas late this weekend; while some convergence of moisture is depicted on models for the Texas Gulf Coast. Showers will be possible mainly east and southeast of the target late Sunday into Monday.

A broad trough is over eastern Canada and the Midwest and a weak shortwave trough lies over Texas Thursday. A ridge is over the southern Rockies and will push east over Texas flattening out Friday. West-northwesterly flow aloft will maintain a dry upper atmosphere through the weekend. A trough digs into western Mexico Sunday and will be a mechanism for showers into Monday over parts of the Southern Plains.

This afternoon: Sunny; wind shifting north 15-20 mph, high temperatures ~58.

Tonight: Partly cloudy; winds northeast 10-15 mph and temperatures ~30.

Friday: Mostly sunny; winds turning southeast 5-10 mph, high temperatures ~53; overnight, mostly clear, wind south 5-10 mph and lows in the upper 30’s.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy; winds south 5-10 mph, high temperatures ~64; overnight, cloudy, wind south 5-10 mph and lows in the upper 40’s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny; winds south 5-10 mph, high temperatures ~66; overnight, mostly cloudy with a very slight chance for a shower, wind south 5-10 mph and lows in the mid 40’s.

Monday morning: Mostly cloudy with a southerly wind becoming north.

Extended: Expect partly sunny skies with cool temperatures.