This Shot Of Rain Coming To An End

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We continue to see showers and thunderstorms moving through the area tonight. Doppler radar is estimating that 3 to 8 inches of rain has fallen in an area just north of Interstate 20 stretching from Colorado City northeast to Albany. There is a chance for more rainfall, so a Flash Flood Watch is in effect until late tonight for the central and eastern portions of the Big Country. Some of the thunderstorms could be severe so the southern half of the viewing area is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 p.m. tonight.

The reason for our continued threat of rain is due to an upper level low moving in from the west and a stationary front just to our south. All of this rain should come to an end early tomorrow morning.

Our next chance of rain begins late Saturday night at slight and builds to a 30% chance by Tuesday. The reason for this chance of rain is due to another trough building in the western U.S. It should help push the dryline close to the area on Sunday and Monday. A cold front is the reason for the chances for rain on Tuesday.

Overall, partly cloudy skies should rule for the next seven days with highs ranging from the upper 70s to upper 80s.

Have a terrific Thursday night and a fantastic Friday!