Pleasant Weekend Ahead

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

Well, that isolated shower or thunderstorm chance came to pass overnight, the only problem was, there was not enough rainfall to be measurable at Abilene Regional Airport, nor was there enough to keep anything wet by sunrise in most spots.

There is still a slight to 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday afternoon.

By Sunday rain chances come to an end and we are left with a fantastic Sunday afternoon. Partly cloudy skies and highs in the middle 70s, it really doesn't get much nicer than that. The only thing that would make it better would be rainfall, which we desperately need.

Speaking of rainfall, we will have a chance of thunderstorms beginning Tuesday afternoon and peaking Wednesday afternoon. The upper level pattern looks to become VERY conducive for strong thunderstorms developing Wednesday afternoon and evening. Still, we are 4 to 5 days out from then, so a lot can change between now and then. Of course, we will keep you updated on the forecast for possibly our first severe weather event of 2006.

After Wednesday sunny skies and warm conditions look to return for next Thursday and Friday.