Texas Winter 2013-2014

[South Texas Storms]

Brady, TX is now reporting light snow.

[HouTXmetro]

It is 26 degrees and dropping quickly from 34 degrees about 40 minutes ago here near South Central Austin. Rain is still falling and it is beginning to freeze on surfaces. I'm hoping it changes over soon. I checked two of my thermometers to make sure the 26 wasn't a fluke they both are reading 26 degrees.

26?! NO FREKIN WAY that is right. If that's the air filtering in now is EXTREMELY colder than expected.

[hriverajr]

What kind of thermometers?

[TeamPlayersBlue]

47.3F 27.5F, noooowwwww its starting to drop here. Finally. Dewpoint continuing to drop as well

[South Texas Storms]

Latest HRRR model is now showing about 1 inch of snow tonight just north of Brazos county.

[Longhornmaniac8]

Sleeting in Anderson Mill. Nearest Weatherbug station says 32.0.

[Longhornmaniac8]

I'm assuming the precipitation on the radar is just the first wave, based on how early this seems to be?

[Rgv20]

0zGFS Ensemble Mean Total Precipitation thru Midday Wednesday is between 0.25-0.50 for Deep South Texas and with temperatures expected to be near freezing this may end up as a pretty good winter weather for the Mid and Upper RGV!

[jerryh421]

I'm assuming the precipitation on the radar is just the first wave, based on how early this seems to be?

Yeah I am a little confused as well. Is there more to come?

[Rgv20]

Model trends continue to look good! Below is the 0zUKMET precipitation forecast..

Precipitation forecast from 6pm to midnight Tuesday.



Precipitation forecast from Midnight to 6am Wednesday Morning.

[South Texas Storms]

Several reports of freezing rain are coming in from the Austin area. Pesky warm nose...

[ravyrn]

I'm assuming the precipitation on the radar is just the first wave, based on how early this seems to be?

Yeah I am a little confused as well. Is there more to come?

At this point, it's wait and see. I did meteograms for various areas in SETX/SWLA and GFS is much drier. At this point, it's pretty much useless to check models. Time to pay attention to that moisture and see if it extends. The warm patch around Houston seems to diminishing quickly.

[Longhornmaniac8]

Definitely getting ice on elevated surfaces like chairs and lids of grills and such. At the moment it's a very light sleet/freezing rain combo, but the temperature continues to plummet and the dew point is on its way up. Up to 56% relative humidity now; temperature 31.3 and dew point 19.

Cheers,
Cameron

[South Texas Storms]

Updated Winter Weather Advisory from EWX:

"...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON
TUESDAY...

.LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET ARRIVED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
AHEAD OF PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...CAUSING A CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED
IMPACTS FOR LATE TONIGHT. THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN
AND SOME SLEET RESULTED IN AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING
RAIN AND A DECREASED POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE IS AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT ICING
ON ROADWAYS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIX IS STILL EXPECTED TO
CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW...BUT WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION
RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EVEN LIGHTER THAN THEY WERE IN THE
EVENING HOURS...BUT THE WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW COULD BRIEFLY INCREASE AGAIN AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
WINTER PRECIPITATION IS STILL EXPECTED TO END FROM THE NORTHWEST
LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND END ACROSS ALL AREAS BY LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN THE TEENS AND 20S AT TIMES
THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY."

[weatherdude1108]

In reference to my 35 and ice post, the thermometer is under an eve, 20 feet or so above the ground. The rain gauge and playhouse are on the ground (but slightly elevated) . No ice yet on patio furniture or grass, or patio surface.

The house is in kind of a low spot topographically. My guess is the surface temperature is a few degrees colder than where the temperature sensor is. Similar principle to seeing frost at 37 degrees. Or the sensor is off.

Update: Now 31 degrees. Dropped fast!

Got a text just now that my work is delayed two hours tomorrow. Second "ice day" in five days. Amazing!

[Rgv20]

0zCMC mostly has Sleet as the main Winter Precip..


Sleet Accumulations



Snow Accumulations

[HouTXmetro]

Wow, this was not expected.. I don't know if it's hitting the ground but Moisture is streaming into the DFW Metroplex

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southplains_loop.php

[ravyrn]

Wow, this was not expected.. I don't know if it's hitting the ground but Moisture is streaming into the DFW Metroplex

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southplains_loop.php

Those are very light echos, given the dew points, I doubt it.

[Houstonia]

around 46 and there's something floating in the air - it looks like a super-fine drizzle - so fine that it's not leaving any water residue on the ground, but can be seen when I flash my flashlight into the dark backyard.

It's very damp here, but very little wind. winter clouds in the sky.

[South Texas Storms]

0z Euro is a lot wetter for you as well Rgv. The trend is your friend tonight!