The Chance For Thunderstorms Continues

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector..

We had an upper level disturbance bring us some showers and thunderstorms in the overnight hours. For now, the rain has cleared the area. We picked up about a tenth of an inch at Abilene Regional Airport. Some locations picked up a half to three quarters of an inch across the Big Country. The good news is that the chance for more rain continues. The bad news is that we could have some severe thunderstorms.

Today, mostly cloudy skies will become partly cloudy by this afternoon. The dryline is expected to move through west central Texas later today. This will lift any moisture we have and cause showers and thunderstorms. The main question is whether or not there will be enough instability to cause these storms to be severe. If we do have any severe storms, the main threats will likely be large hail and damaging winds. A few isolated tornadoes can't be completely ruled out. The chance for rain later today is 30%. Highs should reach the mid to upper 70s depending on the amount of sunshine we receive. It may be a bit breezy at times with winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow looks to be similar to today. An upper level low will move from northern New Mexico into Kansas. This will help drive the dryline through our area once again. There is a 30% chance of some isolated showers and thunderstorms with a few of these storms possibly reaching severe limits. Highs will make it into the low 80s. Windy conditions are expected with winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph.

Warm temperatures remain for Friday through Sunday as highs are expected to be in the low 80s. The dryline should remain active during these days so there is a slight to 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms.

We will likely take a break from the rain on Monday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s.

The chance for rain could return on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the reappearance of the dryline. We'll just have to wait and see if these rain chances pan out for the middle of next week.

Overall it looks like we are going to be in an active pattern for the next seven days. We'll continue to keep things watched for you here in the weather center and let you know if any severe weather breaks out.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!