Chance For Rain This Week

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We started off cold this morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. Overall, it was a cool and crisp day as highs were in the mid 50s to low 60s.

Expect the cold overnight lows to continue tonight as we bottom out in the mid 30s. Frost is possible overnight so there is a Frost Advisory in effect for most of the area from 1 a.m until 9 a.m. Monday morning. The counties not under this advisory are Knox, Stonewall, Stephens, Eastland, Comanche, Scurry, and Mitchell. If you have any sensitive plants, they should be brought inside or covered for the night otherwise they could die. You will want to bring in the pets too since it will be cold.

Warmer temperatures return tomorrow afternoon thanks to sunny skies and winds from the south. Highs look to be in the upper 60s to low 70s.

Rain will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday. The high pressure that has been in control of the area today will slide to the east allowing for moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to return at the surface. We will also get moisture in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere. A trough looks to set up west of us with an upper level low in southern California. This will push Pacific Ocean moisture our way. Most of this may be tropical in nature since Tropical Storm Paul will be around the Baja region of Mexico on Tuesday. The upper level low to our west should send a few disturbances our way and likely cause some showers and thunderstorms. Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday should be in the upper 60s to low 70s.

A cold front should move through late Wednesday into early Thursday helping to dry us out and keep high temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s Thursday and Friday.

Have a magnificent Monday!