Early Wednesday Morning Forecast

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

All our best wishes for a return to healthy Brandon Rector this morning. He's a little under the weather unfortunately, so you have to put up with me this morning. Brandon apologizes, and promises to be back as soon as possible. :-)

Not much has changed, get ready for another windy and warm afternoon today. Highs will warm into the lower 80s areawide this afternoon. This is thanks to abundant sunshine and a dry, downsloping West-Southwest wind. Red Flag Warnings are posted for all of the viewing area with the expception of Stonewall County who is under a Fire Weather Watch.

The BIG changes come Thursday night. That's when the BIG cold front arrives. Temperatures Friday will struggle to get into the middle 30s.

Then, we have to actually worry about precipitation. I never thought I'd say that after how dry we have been, but we're talking winter precipitation here.

Beginning Friday night through Sunday, we will have a window of oppurtunity for rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. Right now, it looks like the extreme Northern viewing area will have the best chance of seeing some snow, Central viewers will likely see a mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet and maybe a few snowflakes. The Southern viewing area will probably only see freezing rain.

If we do see this precipitation, I expect totals to be very light. Therefore, I do not predict any major travel problems. Things could still change between now and this weekend, so stay tuned for the latest forecast.

PLEASE, go out and make it a GREAT day!