Sunny weather has finally returned to area. In the wake of Thursday’s cold front, a ridge of high pressure is beginning to spread across Texas out of the southwestern U.S. This ridge of high pressure is predicted to remain across Texas through the middle of next week and looks to bring our region an early taste of spring-like weather. Unseasonably warm daytime temperatures can be expected over the next week before slightly cooler air returns for next weekend.
Friday through Sunday weather will feature a sunny sky with mild afternoon readings and cool temperatures at night. Breezy northwesterly winds with gusts to 25 mph are forecast Friday afternoon. Wind speeds should diminish Friday night and remain light through Saturday. Southerly winds with speeds of 10-15 mph are forecast Sunday.
- Low temperatures Saturday morning will include the upper 30s across the Hill Country, the low 40s across Central Texas, and the upper 40s across the coastal plains
- Lows Sunday morning are forecast to generally be in the mid 40s
- Lows Monday morning are predicted to be in the mid-50s.
- High temperatures Friday are forecast to be around 70 degrees
- High temperatures Saturday are predicted to be in the mid-70s, warming to the upper 70s on Sunday
A southerly wind flow is expected to strengthen early next week, bringing warmer and more humid air north off the Gulf of Mexico. This will likely result in the development of warmer daytime and nighttime temperatures along with some late night and early morning low clouds.
- High temperatures Monday through Wednesday are forecast to generally be near 80-82 degrees
- Low temperatures Tuesday through Thursday mornings will range from the upper 50s across the Hill Country, to the mid-60s across the coastal plains
Forecasts call for a Canadian cold front to push south across our area sometime late next Thursday night or Friday. Little to no rain is expected with the cold front. Mostly sunny and cooler weather is predicted for next Friday and next weekend. High temperatures should trend down to the low and mid 60s, with low temperatures falling to the mid-40s.
Looking out into the week of February 10th, forecasts point to a couple of chance for rain. High temperatures are predicted to remain generally in the 60s.
Still Time to Catch the Planet Parade
Don’t worry — you’ve still got time to see almost all of the visible planets in the evening sky. Not only that, but in the coming 10 days the waxing Moon will pair up with all of them, starting with Saturn Friday evening (January 31st) and finishing up with Mars on February 9th. Granted, the Moon passes all the night-sky planets every month, but they’re often split between morning and evening skies, not splayed across a single sky and visible in one fell swoop. Plus, you can hop on the planet train early during evening twilight — there’s no need to get up after midnight for this show.
The only visible planet not making an appearance right now is Mercury, which remains stuck in solar glare in the morning sky; it won’t emerge at dusk until late February.
- Venus shines high and bright as the “Evening Star” in the southwestern sky during twilight, then lower in the west-southwest as evening grows late. Two hours after complete dark, it sets due west
- Saturn, is a little spark that is getting lower and lower under Venus during and just after dark. The gap between the two is widening. Saturn is 11° below Venus on Friday January 31st and 15° below it by February 7th
- Jupiter, two months past opposition, shines as a very bright object in the constellation Taurus. It dominates the high south sky after dusk
- Mars comes into view in twilight as a steady orange spark of light in the eastern sky. Mars is two weeks past opposition and is still bright, but it is beginning to fade and shrink in diameter
Have a great weekend!
Bob
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