FXUS64 KEWX 161741 AFDEWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1241 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1239 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 - A strong cold front moves through the area through daybreak. Rain chances diminish through the overnight hours and end this morning. - Wind Advisory for all of South Central Texas today with sustained winds of 20-30 mph and gusts between 40-50 mph. - Cooler air ushers into the area and remains through the weekend, then a warming trend begins. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday) Issued at 1256 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 A strong cold front is moving across the area with its impact first seen in the northwest portion of the forecast area and spreading south to southeast through daybreak. Showers and a few isolated thunderstorms continue across the Edwards Plateau early this morning where some pockets of heavy rainfall have been observed. Drier and windy conditions behind the front will erode this activity through the morning. A Flood Watch remains in effect at the time of this AFD issuance but could be cancelled a few hours early. Post frontal conditions will be evident by a gusty north wind ushering in cooler air. Northerly wind from 20-30 mph with gusts to 40-50 mph are expected to continue into the early evening. A Wind Advisory is in effect through 7pm to account for these gusty winds. Cloudy morning skies begin to break up slightly in the afternoon with high temperatures today from the low 60s to low 70s. Windy conditions will make it feel even cooler. Wind eases in the west but remains gusty from the Hill Country eastward overnight through Saturday morning. During this time, forecast wind speeds will be more 15-25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph which coincides with the expiration of the Wind Advisory. Lows overnight cool into the low to mid 40s over the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country into the mid 40s to low 50s elsewhere. Breezy wind eases through the day on Saturday. Less clouds are expected this day with highs mainly in the 60s to low 70s. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 1256 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 The coolest temperatures of the period are forecast Saturday night into Sunday morning lows from the low and mid 40s over the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau to the mid 40s to around 50 degrees elsewhere. Light wind and mild temperatures from the middle 60s to middle 70s are expected Sunday, then a warming trend returns for the week with daily highs and lows creeping back to above normal levels by Wednesday. Dry conditions continue with possibly some low rain chances returning at the very end of the forecast period. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1239 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Strong northerly winds of 20 to 28 knots with gusts as high as 43 knots are forecast for the local area terminals especially for the I-35 corridor through 00Z Saturday. For KDRT, a northerly breeze of 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots are forecast for the rest of this afternoon. The wind relaxes a bit this evening into Saturday morning, however, prevailing wind speeds of 10 to 15 knots with gusts as high 25 knots are anticipated through the period. As far as cigs, VFR conditions are forecast to persist across the local area airports for the rest of today through Saturday night. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 50 69 49 75 / 0 0 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 47 69 42 74 / 0 0 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 49 68 47 74 / 0 0 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 45 65 45 71 / 0 0 0 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 49 66 48 70 / 0 0 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport48 68 45 73 / 0 0 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 47 69 46 74 / 0 0 0 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 48 69 45 75 / 0 0 0 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 50 70 48 75 / 0 0 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 50 69 49 73 / 0 0 0 0 Stinson Muni Airport 51 70 50 74 / 0 0 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for TXZ171>173-183>194- 202>209-217>225-228. && $$ SHORT TERM...Platt LONG TERM....Platt AVIATION...17