AUSTIN, Texas — While we’re expecting a warming trend for most of the upcoming week, we’re monitoring another possible Arctic blast around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, including the chance for winter weather.
Here’s what we’re tracking.
Warming up this week
A cold front passed through early Sunday morning that will bring highs in the lower 50s Monday afternoon. But we’re tracking a slight warmup for midweek before southerly flow returns and highs get to the upper 60s for Thursday and maybe 70 for Friday.
Big chill for MLK Day?
The most recent eight- to 14-day temperature outlook is in and it shows that most of the country, including most of Texas, is looking at temperatures that are likely below average for this time of year.
With that, early long-range models indicate that we could have another chance at a bout with wintry precipitation. The European model, which is typically more accurate, has this potential coming early on MLK Day, Jan. 20, with much of Central Texas getting snow.
While the American GFS model is starting to somewhat come to an agreement with the European model about this possibility, it doesn’t have this system coming in until later in the evening on Monday, Jan. 20, and it also has a changeover to a wintry mix for early on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Keeping a close eye on the forecast
We’re tracking a warmup for the upcoming week, but climate outlooks indicate another shot of Arctic air for MLK Day and much of next week. While models are in agreement about the possibility of wintry precipitation, we can’t lock in any concrete forecast yet. This far out, long-range models have the tendency to shift on a dime in the other direction.
Keep it here with the KVUE Weather Impact Team for all the latest on this.
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