New cold front moving through Texas
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By The Associated Press
Temperatures dropped early Wednesday as a new cold front moved southward through Texas, bringing
fog to central and southern parts of the state.
Cloudy skies prevailed across South Texas, where fog was lowering visibilities to one-half mile across
the Coastal Bend. Fog also shrouded parts of the Hill Country.
Skies were mostly cloudy across the Panhandle and West Plains as well as the Edwards Plateau. It
was partly cloudy across the rest of West Texas.
The front extended northwest of line from Paris through Fort Worth to Junction and the Edwards
Plateau south of San Angelo. Low clouds spread to all but west central sections of the state overnight.
Early-morning temperatures were in the 50s and 60s ahead of the front and in the 30s and 40s behind
it. Extremes ranged from 30 degrees at Dalhart, Dimmitt and Friona to 65 at Houston.
Other readings were 39 degrees at Wichita Falls, 45 at Marfa and 64 degrees at Lufkin.
Winds were mostly southerly to southwesterly at 10 to 20 mph south of the front and northerly to
northwesterly at 15 to 20 mph behind the front.
Across South Texas, winds were southerly at 5 to 10 mph, but northerly at 10 to 15 mph across the
west.
Skies should become sunny across the west and north on Thursday. Daytime highs should range from
the 40s and 50s in the northern half of West Texas to 60s and a few 70s in the south and along the
Rio Grande.
Overnight lows were expected in the 20s and 30s.
