Wednesday Afternoon Discussion

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

As expected we experienced record breaking heat across the Big Country today. The thermometer is climbing because of the abundant sunshine and dry air in place. Plus, with a cold front approaching West Texas, compressional heating aided in warming us up as well.

Now, to that cold front. The front should arrive overnight tonight and bring gusty winds with it as it does. Winds will briefly pick up from 10 to 25 miles per hour as the front blows through. There is a slim chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up tonight, but the chances are slim. The best chance will be just South and East of our area.

The good news is, moisture will return to the Big Country beginning Thursday and showers and thunderstorms will be possible Thursday through Saturday.

The cold front arriving tonight will become stationary and act as a focussing mechanism for precipitation. I am only expecting very isolated chances for rain, and light totals, but hey, it's a chance for rain.

Sunday, another cold front arrives and this one looks to push out most of the moisture from the area. The good news is, some models are hinting at this next front going stationary as well, which could bring us rain chances again by next Tuesday and Wednesday.