Temperatures Begin To Rise

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It looks like the nice and cool conditions will end for a little while after this morning. We will warm up quite a bit today thanks to winds shifting back to the south. They will be light this morning, but by this afternoon it could be a little breezy. Highs are expected to be in the mid to upper 80s. There is a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. The best chance will be along and north of the Interstate 20 corridor. Some of these storms could reach severe limits. The Storm Predicition Center has put the northern Big Country in a slight risk for severe weather today. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. The reason for our chance of rain is an upper level low currently in northern New Mexico. It is expected to move east across the Texas panhandle by later today and tonight.

Speaking of tonight, it could be a little wet for some Friday night football games. If you are heading to a game north of I-20, I would suggest packing the rain gear just in case. Not everyone will get wet, but the possibility is there that a few of you might. The chance of rain for tonight is 30% with lows in the mid to upper 60s.

We could see a lingering shower or thunderstorm in the morning tomorrow. The rest of Saturday should be nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. It will be breezy with winds from the south-southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

The rest of the weekend and early next week should be warm and dry with highs around 90.
Right now, it looks like another cold front may arrive Tuesday night into Wednesday giving us a chance of rain and cooling us down to temperatures similar to what we saw yesterday.

Have a wonderful weekend!