Wednesday,  January 9, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 174 • 17 of 41 •  Other Editions

Severe Weather Possible Across Southern and Eastern Texas

• The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of Southern and Eastern Texas on Tuesday. The main threats will be isolated tornadoes and damaging winds. The risk for severe weather will move eastward on Wednesday, affecting the Texas Gulf Coast and much of southern Louisiana.
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 10

Yesterday's Weather
High:  37.6°F at 4:14 PM
Low: 20.4°F at 3:45 AM
High Gust: 24 mph  at 9:12 AM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 53° in 2012
Record Low:  -31° in 2010, 1977
Average High: 22°F
Average Low: 1°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.14
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.14
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:10 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:12 a.m.

mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Windy. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 20 to 30 mph.
Thursday Night: Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the evening...then a slight chance of light rain or light freezing rain after midnight. Areas of fog through the night. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Friday: Breezy...colder...cloudy. A chance of light snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Accumulations possible. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Friday Night: Colder...snow. Blowing snow. Accumulations possible. Lows zero to 5 above.
Saturday: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Blowing snow. Highs 5 to 10 above.
Saturday Night Through Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Highs 5 to 10 above.

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