A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 9 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. Here’s a breakdown of the timing and effects.
Austin, Texas – *A winter storm warning has been issued for the Hill Country along with Travis and Williamson counties from 9 a.m. Monday through 12 a.m. Wednesday. A winter weather advisory is now in effect for Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop and Lee counties at the same time.
It’s been a very wintery week here in Central Texas. This will result in a large temperature drop and also the potential for some freezing rain and snow problems. We have a busy forecast so let’s dive into the play-by-play.
After a cold front Sunday afternoon, temperatures will be in the mid 30s to low 40s by Monday morning, and for many areas these temperatures will continue to drop throughout the day.
Scattered light showers will also develop throughout the day Monday, but with temperatures still above freezing this should be mainly just your run of the mill rain.
However, after sunset Monday night, temperatures will drop to or below that for much of the Hill Country and parts of the Interstate 35 corridor. Rain is high for the hill district.
Through Tuesday morning, we should keep a close eye on the potential for ice on roads in the Hill Country, especially bridges and elevated areas.
Another round of widespread rain moves in Tuesday night into Wednesday. Wednesday morning, widespread freezing rain is possible for many areas west of the I-35 corridor.
We will continue to watch this potential through Wednesday, and by Thursday morning the last of the rain will be out and the threat of winter problems will be over.
We have freezing rain and drops that may have several rounds to track. In each of these, the greatest glacier problem will be in the Hill Country. However, even in the Austin metro and I-35 corridor we’ll have to keep a close eye on things, especially during Wednesday’s roundup.
So far, the threat to the metro’s glaciers appears to be mild, meaning there may be some flashbacks on bridges and overpasses, but not necessarily expansion.
For the Hill Country, models continue to indicate that travel could be more impacted by downed power lines, with occasional power outages.
KVUE’s weather team will continue to monitor this developing forecast closely and will have frequent updates.
In the meantime, an extended forecast can be found below.
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