Rain Chances For Halloween....Hurricane Beta Update

From meteorologist Jason Myers.......

After cloudy skies this morning, the sun came out for the afternoon helping temperatures to warm to a high of 74 degrees in Abilene. Sunday will be another mild day with a high of 77 degrees. Breezy conditions will be staying with us, with a south-southwest wind from 10-20 mph. A cold front will be approaching the Big Country giving us a 20% chance of rain late Sunday night. Rain chances will continue throughout the day Monday, with a 40% chance of rain. A few isolated showers will be possible for Halloween night, so it would be a good idea to have the umbrella with you just in case. Tuesday through next weekend look nice with temperatures in the 70s and mostly sunny skies.

Yesterday, there was tropical storm Beta, and as of 2 a.m. Beta is now a hurricane. Hurricane Beta has winds at 90 mph with gusts up to 105 mph as of the 5 p.m. advisory. Hurricane Beta, a category 1 hurricane, could easy get winds up to 96 mph sustained, making it a category 2 hurricane.....landfall looks to occur on Sunday in Nicaragua, with the hurricane's westward movement at 5 mph.

From the National Hurricane Center:

HURRICANE BETA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN HONDURAS...NICARAGUA...SAN ANDRES...AND PROVIDENCIA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 25 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...13.8 N... 82.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.

Have a great weekend!