Well, EWX seems to have some concerns for this weekend for *some* reason. Even light amounts with subfreezing temps can cause issues ... heck, look at what happened this morning in the far northwest 'burbs of AUS.
At the risk of sounding like a nag, I'm not about to dismiss precip chances for my area of the state this weekend. Been burned too often in years past when these "surprise" shortwaves spin up moisture and trouble. Some of these models may prove right and, if so, fine. But I'll be skeptical about it. And it appears I'm not the only one.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
236 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-071200-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
236 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013
...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...
THE COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS OVER THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
PRODUCING WEAK LIFT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE AREA OF CONCERN
FOR MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281
FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET.
THE WINTRY MIX WILL END EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE EXIT OF THE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON ELEVATED
AND EXPOSED STRUCTURES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.