Friday 6:45 p.m.

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

More average weather on tap for the Big Country over the next several days.

The pattern we are in right now, with a ridge to our West and a trough to our East, sets us up with a Northwest flow in the upper levels of the atmosphere. With that flow, storm systems will pass well to our North and East, but they will bring in shots of cooler air to the Big Country as they pass by.

These shots of cooler, drier air will keep our temperatures from climbing above normal, and will also keep us rain free.

We have not recorded any measurable rainfall at Abilene Regional Airport since October 31st. I know it's still very early, but Abilene has only once recorded an entire month of November with no rainfall, and that was in 1949.

Let's hope we don't tie that record.