Tuesday Morning Update

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We started off cold this morning with everyone pretty much at or below freezing. We should warm up nicely this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid to upper 50s. It won't be as breezy as yesterday with winds from the west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

The lighter winds will be short lived as they begin to pick up by tomorrow morning. Windy conditions are expected by the afternoon with winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph. After a few days in the 50s for highs, we'll return back to the low to mid 70s for Wednesday and Thursday. With warm temperatures, low relative humidity values and windy conditions likely for both days, there is an elevated fire danger. Most of the viewing area is under a Fire Weather Watch. Stonewall, Scurry, and Mitchell counties are not under the watch at this time. We all need to continue to follow the necessary precautions to help prevent fires.

A cold front is expected to arrive late Thursday night into Friday morning. This should cool us down into the upper 50s to low 60s for Friday and Saturday. No rain is expected with this front, so it looks like we will continue the dry trend through the weekend.

Have a terrific Tuesday!