Areas of low clouds and patchy fog early this morning will give way to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. High temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above average, ranging from the 80s to lower 90s.
Critical Fire Weather develops Sunday and continues Monday. A dryline will move east to the I-35 corridor Sunday afternoon. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph and humidities 10 to 25 percent are expected with its passage. A strong cold front moves across South Central Texas Sunday afternoon and evening. Winds shift to northerly and rapidly increase to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 to 55 mph. Poor overnight recovery with humidities only rising to 25 to 35 percent by Monday morning, then falling to 10 to 20 percent in the afternoon. Any fires that develop could be difficult to control and spread rapidly. Avoid any outdoor activities that could inadvertently cause wildfires. A Wind Advisory will likely be issued for late Sunday into Monday, as well.
Fair weather prevails through next weekend with no rain expected. Near record high temperatures on Sunday will turn sharply colder late in the day and evening as a strong cold front moves across the area. Windy conditions and very low humidity will make for critical fire weather Sunday afternoon through Monday. Well below average temperatures and cold wind chills can be expected Sunday night through early Tuesday. Brief freezes are possible in parts of the Hill Country and along the Escarpment early Monday and Tuesday mornings. Then, another warming trend develops middle of the week and continues into next weekend.