Colder Temperatures On The Horizon

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We started off chilly this morning with temperatures mainly in the low to mid 30s. Brownwood bottomed out at 27. There were two factors for the colder weather this morning. First, there were several breaks in the clouds so clear skies occurred at times. Second, the winds were light. When you have clear skies, light winds, and a dry airmass, you can cool down quite a bit.

It looks like we will have above average temperatures again today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Mostly cloudy skies should rule the day as the subtropical jetstream continues to bring moisture in at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere. An upper level disturbance is still projected to arrive later today. If enough moisture has returned to the Big Country by the time it gets here, we may see some showers and possibly a few thunderstorms develop late this afternoon and tonight. The good news is that we should see winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph. That will help bring some moisture into the area. Right now, I am calling for a slight chance of rain across the entire area for today. Tonight, that rain chance increases to 20% for mainly the south and eastern portions of the area. This is the part of the Big Country were we may have enough moisture in place to support some rain.

A cold front is expected to arrive early tomorrow which will cool temperatures back down to the 50s for Wednesday and Thursday. Skies should be mostly sunny.

Things get interesting towards the end of the week. Highs for Friday and Saturday will likely only be in the low to mid 40s with mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows should be right around freezing. It also looks like an upper level disturbance may be moving toward us at that time. For now, I am calling for a 20% to 30% chance of precipitation. I say precipitation since the lows at night may be around freezing. I don't want to get anybody excited, but there is (at least right now) a small potential that we could see some frozen precipitation somewhere in the viewing area. Of course, there are several factors that are left to be played out. So for now, this something that we will be watching very closely. We will continue to keep you up to date on the latest.

Have a terrific Tuesday!