Rain Chance Remain In The Forecast, 4:30p.m. TUE

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

Another pleasant afternoon across the Big Country today. It really is too bad we can't enjoy this weather too much considering how badly we need some gloomy, rainy days. The good news our rain chances have not changed for Friday.

Before then I expect clouds to begin to increase across the area beginning tonight. A weak upper level disturbance will move through the pan handle tomorrow. This disturbance may pass close enough to bring an isolated shower or two to the Western and Northwestern portion of our viewing area. Basically a Snyder to Aspermont to Benjamin line and West.

Thursday we can expet partly cloudy skies without rain chances with highs in the middle to lower 60s.

Thursday night a more impressive, better organized system will approach from the West. This system will create lift ahead of itself and rain chances will begin late Thursday night and early Friday morning.

As the system passes during the day Friday, a decent batch of showers should form and move Southwest to Northeast across the area. There is a slim chance of a few embedded, non-severe thunderstorms with this system. Thunderstorms are the last thing we need right now with the dry conditions, but the chances are better for a mainly light rain event. Rainfall totals will only possible add up to a tenth to a half an inch of rain over most of the area. Just East of the Big Country, as always it seems, there is the chance for better totals.

Saturday this system will drag a Pacific Cold Front through the area bring drier air and an end to any rain chances for a little while. By Sunday expect sunny skies and highs and in upper 50s to lower 60s.