November Weather Discussion. Rollercoaster Pattern.

[srainhoutx]

Front has just passed my location in NW Harris County. 76 degrees before the front, for the record.

[biggerbyte]

Still waiting in Porter and Kingwood. I see a line of showers along the front.

[Mr. T]

Looks like the front is passing through the NW side of the Beltway now...

[Mr. T]

Still waiting in Porter and Kingwood. I see a line of showers along the front.

Less than one more hour to go for us...

[srainhoutx]

Nice temp drop. About 15 degrees in 10 minutes. Not too shabby.

[BoonDog]

fropa just blew through here in spring

[Mr. T]

Nice temp drop. About 15 degrees in 10 minutes. Not too shabby.

This is definitely fun stuff, but do you remember the blue norther at the end of November 2006? The temperature went from 73 into the 40s in an hour at IAH in the morning and then into the mid 30s by the afternoon... That is the biggest drop in a short amount of time behind a front that I can remember... I think parts of Central and North Texas saw some wintry precip, too

[srainhoutx]

Nice temp drop. About 15 degrees in 10 minutes. Not too shabby.

This is definitely fun stuff, but do you remember the blue norther at the end of November 2006? The temperature went from 73 into the 40s in an hour at IAH in the morning and then into the mid 30s by the afternoon... That is the biggest drop in a short amount of time behind a front that I can remember... I think parts of Central and North Texas saw some wintry precip, too

I do. And if I recall correctly we were gathered in the forum chatting away and watching the progress. Edit to add: temp now 58 degrees, here. A drop of 18 degrees in less than 1/2 an hour.

[Mr. T]

I do. And if I recall correctly we were gathered in the forum chatting away and watching the progress. Edit to add: temp now 58 degrees, here. A drop of 18 degrees in less than 1/2 an hour.

Yup. We did gather here. We were posting mesonet maps and drawing the cold front line on them... Fun day.

Looks like the front is through the Loop. Almost here now, within the next 20 minutes methinks

[srainhoutx]

I had very little rain, pre frontal passage. But now, post frontal passage has brought light rain and drizzle and gusty conditions for those heading out tonight.

[biggerbyte]

Truly exciting to see our setting the stage for winter.
I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving. In giving
thanks to God for all the good in our lives, I pray for those
that could no longer be with us during these joyous times.
As we struggle with the memories, the families struggle even more.
My heart goes out to them on this Thanksgiving day.

RIP, Danny boy. It is about to get cold again.

[Mr. T]

I was standing outside as the front pushed through, and the wind went from basically calm to gusty out of the north. You could feel it just as the cold front passed how much cooler than air had become just minutes after fropa

[Ptarmigan]

This is definitely fun stuff, but do you remember the blue norther at the end of November 2006? The temperature went from 73 into the 40s in an hour at IAH in the morning and then into the mid 30s by the afternoon... That is the biggest drop in a short amount of time behind a front that I can remember... I think parts of Central and North Texas saw some wintry precip, too

I remember that one. Fall 2006 was El Nino Fall. It was also a wet Fall, especially in October. 2006 went from La Nina to El Nino, a rarity, which last happened in 1976.

[txflagwaver]

Still waiting on my side of town...definate change coming though...breezy all day...now it's so still outside....

[redneckweather]

It pushed through my area about 45 minutes or so before dark and the wind is really whipping now. It was 79 before the front hit and now the temp is waffling back and forth between 47 and 48 degrees. Not too bad. I have spent the past hour outside fixing blown fuses but I was happy instead of cussing like I usually do. Ok, I cussed a little bit but it was a happy cold front kind of cussing.

[ticka1]

The front is here. Hubby was walking the dog - said it was dead still then the wind started blowing from the North. Temps are dropping was 74 degrees - now its 70 degrees.

YEAH - I'm so ready for this cold front!

[txflagwaver]

Breeze just starting to come from the North

[sambucol]

YES!!! It's here!!!!

[txflagwaver]

Really blowing...went outside when it blew through...warm to cool in one big gust! Light rain and North wind...flag whipping in the wind...blowing straight North to South...

[srainhoutx]

A nice and chilly 48 in NW Harris County at half time. Congrats east side folks. It was a looong wait.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
837 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.UPDATE...
AT THE TOP OF THE 02Z HOUR...THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PASSING
OVER CLEAR CREEK...OR IS POSITIONED FROM A PALACIOS TO ANGLETON TO
MONT BELVIEU LINE. THE SOUTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT HAS
SLOWED A BIT (TO AROUND 20 MPH) AND WILL CROSS THE COAST THROUGH
THE NEXT (03Z) HOUR. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN VERY UNIMPRESSIVE WITH
THIS FROPA... MAINLY LIGHT RAIN MEASURING IN THE HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH. WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES AS NORTHWESTERLIES
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT...20 TO 25 KTS
SUSTAINED.

SCATTERED SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LINGER ON THROUGH 09Z...OR
UNTIL THE 85H FRONT PASSES THROUGH. AMPLE DRYING BEHIND THE MID-
LEVEL FRONT THROUGH EARLY MORNING WILL HAVE PRECIPITATION CONFINED TO
THE GULF...OVERCAST AM SKIES GRADUALLY CLEARING OUT TO PARTLY CLOUDY
(AC) AROUND NOON...MAINLY CLEAR BY SUNSET. A BONE DRY AIR MASS
WILL COME OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH 85H TEMPS FORECAST
TO COOL INTO THE LOWER 40S BY THE WEEKEND. THUS...QUITE THE SWING
IN TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR...FROM THE RECORD LEVEL MAXIMUMS TO HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO ACHIEVE THE MIDDLE 50S TOMORROW...LOWER 60S SATURDAY.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHTENING NORTHERLIES WILL HAVE SATURDAY AM`S
MORN`S MINS NEAR FREEZING ACROSS THE INTERIOR...COASTAL LOWER 40S.

IN THE MEANTIME...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES UNDER BLUSTERY NORTHERLIES
WILL GREET EARLY MORNING SHOPPERS...INTERIOR MID TO UPPER 30S TO
UPPER 40S ALONG SHORE. PER THE WIND CHILL FACTOR...IT WILL `FEEL`
EVEN COLDER THAN THAT AS SUNRISE NORTH WINDS STAY UP IN THE 10-15
KNOT RANGE.