... Wintry weather possible Wednesday night through Thursday night...
A cold Arctic air mass will continue to build in across west
central Texas through Tuesday. With the Arctic air mass in
place... an upper level storm system will approach west central
Texas by Wednesday. As moisture is lifted up and over the cold air
mass... a wintry mix of rain... sleet... and even snow is expected to
develop as early as Wednesday afternoon. With the storm system
expected to move fairly slowly across west central Texas... this
wintry mix may continue through Thursday night.
A great deal of uncertainty remains with regard to just how
much... and what type... of wintry precipitation may develop.
However... it is possible that some areas may see light snow
accumulations of up to a couple inches by Friday morning. At this
time... the most favored areas for accumulating snow are the
Northwest Hill country and Heartland areas from Wednesday night into
Thursday... and the Big Country from Thursday into Thursday night.
Some sleet may mix in with the rain or snow at times... but ice
accumulations do not appear likely.
Temperatures will be critical for this event. Readings of only a
few degrees colder would allow the wintry mix to to change over to
accumulating snowfall for much of the area. Slightly warmer
temperatures would allow for just a cold rain.
Residents of west central Texas are encouraged to monitor the
latest forecast and weather conditions. Be prepared for a
prolonged period of cold temperatures and the potential for
wintry weather across west central Texas.
423 am CST Tue Feb 9 2010
... Wintry weather possible Wednesday night through Thursday night...
A cold Arctic air mass will continue to build in across west
central Texas through Tuesday. With the Arctic air mass in
place... an upper level storm system will approach west central
Texas by Wednesday. As moisture is lifted up and over the cold air
mass... a wintry mix of rain... sleet... and even snow is expected to
develop as early as Wednesday afternoon. With the storm system
expected to move fairly slowly across west central Texas... this
wintry mix may continue through Thursday night.
A great deal of uncertainty remains with regard to just how
much... and what type... of wintry precipitation may develop.
However... it is possible that some areas may see light snow or
sleet accumulations of up to a couple inches by Friday morning. At
this time... the most favored areas for accumulating snow or sleet
are the Northwest Hill country and Heartland areas from Wednesday
night into Thursday... and the Big Country from Thursday into
Thursday night.
Temperatures will be critical for this event. Readings of only a
few degrees colder would allow the wintry mix to to change over to
accumulating snowfall for much of the area. Slightly warmer
temperatures would allow for just a cold rain.
Residents of west central Texas are encouraged to monitor the
latest forecast and weather conditions. Be prepared for a
prolonged period of cold temperatures and the potential for
wintry weather across west central Texas.