November 2019: Thanksgiving Outlook

[MontgomeryCoWx]

Man, if we could lock in a 2014-2015 Winter pattern, hoooo yeah, that would be perfect.

The slopes in Montana would be buried and we’d have multiple rounds of wintry mischief opportunities down here.

[snowman65]

One of our local news stations is hinting at a possible light snow Tuesday morning...interesting...anyone else hearing this?

[MontgomeryCoWx]

One of our local news stations is hinting at a possible light snow Tuesday morning...interesting...anyone else hearing this?

Some models have hinted at it. It comes and goes with each run.

[Cpv17]

One of our local news stations is hinting at a possible light snow Tuesday morning...interesting...anyone else hearing this?

Still 5-6 days out. Lots of things can and will change on the models. I think the cold is a pretty sure bet at this point, but it’s anyones guess on precipitation.

[Katdaddy]

The first cold front will move across SE TX today with widespread rain this afternoon. The weekend weather is looking very nice. A stronger cold front will arrive Monday afternoon resulting in highs Tuesday in 40s across most areas.

[srainhoutx]

Cold front and wet weather today with lingering light rain and chilly air tonight will bring an end to the warm and muggy weather of late. Clouds and breezy winds will keep temperatures down on Friday.

Big changes ahead as our first Arctic Front of the season arrives Monday. A cross Polar flow allows for a chunk of chilled Siberian air to drop out of Canada into the Plains and settle all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula. It is very early for this amount of cold Arctic air to push this far South, but it is becoming clear that freezing temperatures may well be possible all the way to our Coastal tier of Counties at least by Wednesday morning, if not sooner. The Arctic boundary does bring another chance of rainfall Monday, possibly extending into early Tuesday. Some locations well inland may flirt with a wintry mix as the precipitation ends, but that part of the outlook is highly uncertain this far out and likely cannot be accurately predicted until Sunday or early Monday...at the earliest. Stay Tuned and gardening interests be prepared! It's not impossible that some Northern areas could see a Hard Freeze early next week.

[djmike]

Any severe weather expected with today tonight’s front?

[Texaspirate11]

Any severe weather expected with today tonight’s front?

here is what the disco says

With plenty of moisture available with this first frontal
passage, we should see relatively widespread showers and storms.
The best potential for rain looks to be nearer the coast, mostly
southwest of the Houston metro. In this area there is a very low
threat of excessive rain, where plentiful moisture could allow
the strongest of storms to produce rain rates up to an inch or
two per hour.
- The second front will bring another round of showers and storms,
but the bigger concern with this front is likely to be with cold
air behind the front early next week. Areas that have already
seen a freeze this season are looking more likely to see another
freeze behind this front, and some spots more coastward may get
a shot at their first freeze on the season.

[BlueJay]

crickets.......

Yeah. There’s not really too much to talk about right now. Nothing interesting on the models for us anytime soon. We should have a normal fall front passing through on Thursday and maybe up to an inch of rain in spots of southeast TX this week. There’s a really big front on the models around next Monday, but the GFS and Euro both have the core of the cold missing Texas well to our east and we just get the edge of it here. Yawn.

Our neighbors in Louisiana might beg to differ with your "yawn". Rather chilly temperatures will accompany the deep Eastern trough.

Srain! Have you moved yet?

How's the weather in beautiful Haywood County, NC?

[jasons2k]

I have very much enjoyed the mild weather this week. Great running weather in the morning. Short sleeves during the day. I couldn’t ask for better weather. I wish it would stay just like this until May.

[snowman65]

Next week not looking quite as cold as it looked yesterday...Is it sliding east?

[srainhoutx]

Next week not looking quite as cold as it looked yesterday...Is it sliding east?

If you're looking at the latest GFS, clouds and energy associated with a meandering Baja Upper low are extremely volatile right now with the various models schemes regarding temperature forecasts that are sensible. For instance the 12Z ICON suggests 21F Wednesday morning in Montgomery County and a freeze down to the Coast. We likely will not have a reasonable idea until Sunday regarding low temperatures, exactly how that mid/upper level low over Baja will impact the sensible weather as well as any NW/Western Gulf Low that may attempt to organize behind that Arctic front. Tricky and changeable forecast ahead that is going to be challenging. If you haven't read the morning AFD from forecaster Luchs, it is well worth digging into those challenges from the forecasting standpoint.

[mcheer23]

Looks like the NWS bumped up the rainfall totals for today.

[Cpv17]

Next week not looking quite as cold as it looked yesterday...Is it sliding east?

The strength of the high pressure coming out of Canada isn’t as strong. Therefore not as cold. Models do this all the time at this range though. They show the cold a week+ out, lose it in the middle range, & slowly bring it back inside of 2 days. That’s usually how it works. What you want to see is a 1050+ mb high going into Montana dropping down the side of the Rockies. Well that is if you want to see some big time cold. The GFS at one point had a 1055mb high. Now it’s only showing 1045mb.

[tireman4]

266
FXUS64 KHGX 071611
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1011 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2019

.UPDATE...
Have updated the short term forecast this morning to account for
current radar trends with showers and isolated thunderstorms
already impacting areas west of I-45 this morning. The surface
front is just north of our farthest northern counties this
morning, with a line of showers and some isolated thunderstorms
draped along and slightly ahead of the surface front. Expect the
front to reach our northern counties here in the next hour or two,
but the actual colder and drier airmass will not fully advect
into the region until the overnight hours. The surface front
should reach the metro by 3 PM this afternoon and the coast closer
to 6 PM. The main concern with with the front will be the
possibility of some isolated heavy downpours, mainly over our
southwestern zones, essentially along and southwest of I-10 and
I-45. This favored area is where precipitable water values are
near the 2 inch mark, surface based CAPE exceeds 1500 J/kg, and
where the best surface convergence should ensue as the front
pushed further south. Storm rainfall totals from this afternoon
through early this evening could range from 1 to 3 inches over
this region, with some isolated higher totals possible. Short
term guidance is in pretty good agreement, showing the best chance
for training showers and storms across this area. After about 10
PM this evening, mostly light rain can be anticipated behind the
front, mainly developing along the 850 mb frontal boundary.

Hathaway

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 556 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2019/...

.AVIATION...
A cold front and associated showers and possible thunderstorms
will move across SE TX today (winds shift to the NW and N and
possibly become gusty 15-17Z CLL area, 18-20Z IAH area and 22-00Z
GLS area). MVFR/IFR ceilings and/or visibilities should develop
and linger behind the front. Carrying MVFR ceilings/visibilities
with showers into tonight and tomorrow. 42

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

College Station (CLL) 70 46 53 40 64 / 70 40 40 10 0
Houston (IAH) 75 49 52 44 63 / 70 60 30 10 0
Galveston (GLS) 73 54 55 51 62 / 80 80 60 10 0

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

TX...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Friday
for the following zones: Galveston Bay...Matagorda Bay.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION from Friday morning through
Friday afternoon for the following zones: Galveston
Bay...Matagorda Bay.

Small Craft Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Friday
for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to
Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM...Coastal waters from
High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...Waters from Freeport
to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from
High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM.


&&

$$

UPDATE...08

[srainhoutx]

Midday Thursday weather briefing from Jeff:

Strong cold front will be moving into the region this afternoon.

Swaths of heavy rainfall have developed ahead of this front and showers and thunderstorms will continue into the overnight hours and early Friday.

Radar shows an extensive area of showers and thunderstorms along and north of I-10 and ahead of a strong cold front that is currently moving through central TX. Rainfall amounts of 1.0-1.5 inches have already occurred with the activity thus far, and with continued development through the afternoon into the evening hours, rainfall amounts will need to be raised over the area…especially south of I-10. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2-3 inches will be possible along and south of I-10 with isolated totals of 4 inches. Areas north of I-10 will likely see 1-2 inches with isolated totals upwards of 3.0 inches.

A strong cold front will move across the area this afternoon and evening with temperatures quickly falling into the 50’s and 40’s overnight. Rain will linger behind the front and into Friday morning before deeper northwesterly flow aloft ends rain chances midday Friday. Friday will be cold and raw with gusty north winds, clouds, and temperatures holding fairly steady in the 40’s and low 50’s. Skies begin to clear Friday night into Saturday morning and this will allow many places to fall into the 30’s.

Early Next Week:
The front today will be an appetizer for the main course early next week as an arctic front blasts down the plains and sweeps offshore likely on Monday. A very cold air mass will surge into TX temperature departures from normal of potentially 15-25 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany this front and rain will linger behind the front into Monday night. At this time, it appears that most of the moisture will have moved out of the area before thermal profiles are favorable to support anything other than rain. This front is still over 3 days away so there is time to fine tune the low temperatures, but freezing temperatures all the way to US 59 look likely and some areas could see a hard freeze by the middle of next week.

[srainhoutx]

The 12Z Euro suggests freezing temperatures into Metro Houston Wednesday morning.

[Rip76]

Wow it is coming down in Clear Lake/Webster.

[Cromagnum]

Getting feisty on the southern side now

[Cpv17]

The 12Z Euro suggests freezing temperatures into Metro Houston Wednesday morning.

This front is being very hyped up. It better end up being colder than that if it wants to live up to the hype. 32/33 degrees is what the Euro is show for central Wharton County and we already hit that mark here earlier this fall. Earlier on I was thinking mid 20’s for my area, but it seems the models were overdoing the strength of the high.