TWO COLD FRONTS AHEAD - TEMP SWINGS AND STORM CHANCE{/strong}

Many of you are waking up to much cooler temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s courtesy of the cold front that moved through yesterday afternoon. That cold front, currently draped right through Central Texas, will retreat to the north as a warm front this morning. That means we are warmer with humidity returning this afternoon with highs back into the low/mid-80s.

That energy building in our atmosphere will set the stage for a widespread storm chance late tonight through early Friday morning as a storm system moved into Texas and meets up with a cold front.

STORM TIMING & THREATS{/strong} - All of Thursday will likely be dry with a fair bit of sunshine during the afternoon hours. It’s not until after sunset that an approaching cold front will spark a batch of storms in the western Hill Country. As of this morning, we think storms will move through our area between 9 PM and 5 AM Friday. These will begin in the western Hill Country before wrapping up in our eastern counties.

Storms will be fairly widespread with about 60-70% of our area getting in on the action. Only very isolated instances of severe weather are expected through with some small hail and gusty winds possible. Otherwise, this is a GREAT storm chance that likely won’t interfere with any of your SXSW or Spring Break plans and brings a quick 1-2” of rain. Good stuff!

TEMPERATURE SWINGS AHEAD{/strong}

That cold front is looking more significant with highs in just the 60s Friday afternoon, a 20-degree drop compared to Thursday afternoon’s warmth.

Saturday comes with another dramatic warm up as highs boomerang back to the mid and upper 80s.

Sunday gets cool again with another stronger cold front moving through in the morning hours. Highs will be in just the upper 60s and low 70s Sunday afternoon. Our coolest day of the entire forecast will be Monday with highs in just the upper 50s and low 60s.

In true Texas fashion, we’ll quickly warm up thereafter with highs back in the upper 70s and low 80s to close out next week. Just outside of the seven day forecast, it looks like we’ll have another cold front and widespread storm chance sometime around Thursday or Friday of next week.

LAKE LEVELS{/strong}

Lake Travis is steady with an elevation of 639.5 feet (46% full, 29 feet below average)

Lake Buchanan is steady with an elevation of 1001.9 feet (60% full, 9 feet below average)