November Weather Discussion. Rollercoaster Pattern.

[biggerbyte]

Porter had the wind shift a little while ago. I was on the phone and heard the wind kick up. I've not been outside, but the windows glass are cold..

Ditto on the glad it is here. We've all been greatly anticipating this front for some days.

Much excitement..

[srainhoutx]

Good morning. What a change, isn't it!! Temps in the low to mid 40's across most areas and near 50 along the coast and light/moderate rain with breezy N to NW winds...



Clearing should begin later today setting the stage for a chilly night and early Saturday morning. I see HGX isn't buying the widespread freeze as of now. We will see, but some areas may well see their first run at the 32 degree mark of the season. Of course wxman57 is still hoping that December 4th is the date so he can win that office pool.

[wxman57]

Just ran outside to get the paper. Low 40s and rain. THIS is better than sunny and 85 degrees? I'll take a 100 degree July afternoon any day over this weather.

[Kludge]

Just ran outside to get the paper. Low 40s and rain. THIS is better than sunny and 85 degrees? I'll take a 100 degree July afternoon any day over this weather.

If your job is outdoors and requires har physical labor, then yes, this is better than 85*.

And... What's a "paper"?

[srainhoutx]

Now we all know that wxman57 has a warm bias!

[wxman57]

Just ran outside to get the paper. Low 40s and rain. THIS is better than sunny and 85 degrees? I'll take a 100 degree July afternoon any day over this weather.

If your job is outdoors and requires hard physical labor, then yes, this is better than 85*.

And... What's a "paper"?

If my job was outdoors and required hard physical labor, I'd call in sick today. And I'd say it's more of a "hot bias".

At least the temp will be back up in the 60s and 70s this weekend.

[srainhoutx]

Just dropped to 39 in NW Harris County with light rain and drizzle.

[Ptarmigan]

Just ran outside to get the paper. Low 40s and rain. THIS is better than sunny and 85 degrees? I'll take a 100 degree July afternoon any day over this weather.

I will take the sunny and 85 over 100 degree July afternoon any day.

[wxman57]

Here's the 12Z GFS snow accumulation graphic for the 8th of December. Interesting, but I wouldn't put money on it:

[srainhoutx]

Interesting to see Lake Charles issue Freeze Warnings and Hard Freeze Warnings for extreme SE TX. Perhaps HGX will follow.

[srainhoutx]

HGX:

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS HAVE FINALLY CLEARED THE CWA THIS AFTN. IN ITS WAKE A COLD
NIGHT IN STORE FOR SE TX. HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE NW
HALF OF THE AREA TONIGHT/EARLY SAT MORNING...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NW
OF A LINE FROM LAKE LIVINGSTON TO EDNA. VERY LOW DEWPOINTS (CURR-
ENTLY IN THE TEENS)...CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR
MAX RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH THE WET GROUNDS ONLY BEING A MINIMAL
FACTOR FOR THESE LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE...PARTICULARLY OVER CENTRAL
ZONES...WOULD NOT BE TERRIBLY SURPRISED IF WE DID SEE SOME FREEZ-
ING TEMPS IN THE MORE RURAL PARTS OF THOSE COUNTIES. HOWEVER...AS
THE BULK OF THE OVERRUNNING RAINS DID OCCUR OVER THESE REGION NOT
AS INCLINED TO LEAN TOWARD TEMPS NEAR FREEZING DESPITE THESE VERY
LOW DEWPOINTS (IN THE UPPER 20S).



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
358 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010

...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 30S AND POSSIBLY BELOW
FREEZING ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. A DRY AND COLD AIRMASS ALONG WITH CALM WINDS AND CLEAR
SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO FREEZING OR JUST
BELOW FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY MORNING.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>198-210>212-226-235-270600-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FZ.W.0002.101127T0600Z-101127T1400Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-JACKSON-MADISON-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...
CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...GROVETON...
HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...
SEALY...SHEPHERD...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON
358 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
CST SATURDAY.

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FOR
AREAS LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LAKE LIVINGSTON TO
PRAIRIE VIEW AND EDNA LINE. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE REGION
HAS HELPED TO CLEAR SKIES AND LOWER WINDS. THESE FACTORS COMBINED
WITH THE VERY DRY AIRMASS SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO
FREEZING OR JUST BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COVER TENDER PLANTS
AND VEGETATION AS WELL AS PROTECT EXPOSED OUTDOOR PIPES.

[Ptarmigan]

Here's the 12Z GFS snow accumulation graphic for the 8th of December. Interesting, but I wouldn't put money on it:
http://www.twisterdata.com/data/models/ ... URFACE.png

Assuming that forecast was true, that means we could see snow here. I know not to put stock in long term models.

[tireman4]

Here's the 12Z GFS snow accumulation graphic for the 8th of December. Interesting, but I wouldn't put money on it:

Well at the first part of the college football season, not many folks would have said that the Aggies would have beaten the Longhorns this year...but they did...ya never know Mr Heat Miser!!!

[srainhoutx]

A little late, but a wide spread freeze threat non the less...


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
828 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010

...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.OVERNIGHT INTERIOR TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 30S ACROSS A LARGE MAJORITY OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. REGIONS
THAT WILL WILL NOT DROP TO...OR BELOW...FREEZING WILL BE ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE GULF COASTLINE OR ALONG LOCAL BAY SHORES. A DRY
AND COLD AIR MASS...ALONG WITH NEAR CALM WIND AND CLEAR SKIES...
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO...OR JUST BELOW...FREEZING FOR
A FEW HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

TXZ199-200-213-227-236-237-271030-
/O.EXA.KHGX.FZ.W.0002.101127T0600Z-101127T1400Z/
BRAZORIA-FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
CLEVELAND...CONROE...DAYTON...FREEPORT...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...
KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WILLIS
828 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE REGION HAS HELPED TO CLEAR SKIES
AND LOWER WINDS. THESE FACTORS...COMBINED WITH THE VERY DRY AIR MASS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COVER TENDER VEGETATION AND BRING IN
SMALL OUTDOOR ANIMALS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

[srainhoutx]

We have been at or below freezing for 6 hours in NW Harris with a temp right now of 28 with a light frost. Winds will return off the Gulf today and start a quick warming trend before a cold Pacific front arrives Tuesday.

[srainhoutx]

Also IAH did make it to freezing...'officially'...

Conditions at Nov 27, 2010 - 05:53 AM CSTNov 27, 2010
2010.11.27 1153 UTC
Wind Calm
Visibility 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions clear
Temperature 32.0 F (0.0 C)
Dew Point 28.9 F (-1.7 C)
Relative Humidity 88%
Pressure (altimeter) 30.28 in. Hg (1025 hPa)
Pressure tendency 0.01 inches (0.2 hPa) higher than three hours ago
ob KIAH 271153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 70016 T00001017 10039 20000 53002

[wxman57]

The thorny mystery citrus that sprouted from below my seedless orange tree, its on its own.

That's probably coming from rootstock from your grafted orange tree. It likely won't produce, so cut it off.

[Kludge]

We had an unofficial but very believable 22 degrees here in northern Grimes county.

[srainhoutx]

HGX Graphic of who got the freeze...

[Baseballdude2915]

Hit 33.5 on my rooftop here in Dickinson.