It’s been a slow start to fall in Central and South Texas. Cold fronts have certainly brought cooler days – with two digit degree drops – to the northern edges of the state, but inner-state towns have continued to see unseasonably warm days with little to no reprieve. That could be about to change.
The next week basically should be no different than the first few of fall. Afternoon highs will climb into the 90s from North Texas, across Central Texas, and all the way down to the Gulf Coast. Though, the Texas Panhandle will see another northerner dip temps to a far more comfortable 72 degrees by Tuesday, October 14.
But a local forecaster swears a northern front could finally bring the fall feels to the rest of Texas where the season change has nearly gone unnoticed.
“I continue to believe the 18th – 20th is a window of opportunity for at least a little stronger front to move across Texas,” News 4 San Antonio Chief Meteorologist Chris Suchan wrote online. “Certainly not a true Texas Blue Norther… but a front that brings us something closer to where we should be in mid-October.”
So far, there’s no aligning forecasts on the National Weather Service long-range views. It’s more days of 90-degree afternoons and clear, sunny skies. But the Farmers’ Almanac weekly predictions for the area during that time leave some room for hope.
Texas didn’t quite see the unseasonably chilly start to fall, at the tail end of September, that the year-out forecast from the Farmers’ Almanac promised. But the century-old handbook does say there could be some “unsettled” weather over the Rockies and Plains between October 20 and 23 – just days after some “mostly fair” weather. So, maybe there is something brewing that could draw that cold air down to the Lone Star State.
Suchan isn’t promising sweater weather or anything. He says afternoon temperatures could drop by a handful of degrees to around the mid- to low-80s. Plus, evenings would feel much cooler in the 50s, marking the first fall-season evening chills in 2025.
It’s not exactly the same fall that the Texas Panhandle has and continues to see, catching all the cold fronts in their prime. In fact, by Tuesday, October 14, the northern tip of Texas, Dalhart, won’t break 72 degrees – a marked dip after several days in the low- to mid-80s. When will San Antonio or Austin get their double-digit drop? That remains to be seen.
This article originally published at Cold front bringing plummeting temps to Texas? Here’s what we know..
