Thursday Morning Update!

From Morning Meteorologist Kristen Connolly

With lots of clearing yesterday we were able to warm things up reaching the 80’s right here in Abilene. This morning a dryline will be driving through pushing the moisture that has been in place and replacing it with a very dry airmass. This will help us once again today to see warm temperatures reaching again into the high 70’s to lower 80’s with plenty of sunshine. The biggest problem today is that we could have some gusty winds, although not as strong as was forecasted yesterday there is still a High Wind Warning for Stonewall County which means they could see gusts up to 60 mph with sustained winds of 30-40 mph. Across the rest of the Big Country we could see winds from 15-30 mph sustained with gusts up to 35 mph.

Overnight we will begin to cool things off with our next approaching cold front that should arrive into the overnight to the early morning hours. Lows should stick into the high 40’s, with the winds still making it feel a little chillier. Tomorrow after the front has passed we will look at temperatures around 10 degrees below average with highs in the mid to upper 60’s. The winds will have shifted to the North helping bring in the cold air but should still stay strong with sustained winds around 20-30 mph.

After a couple cooler nights with lows in the mid 40’s Thursday through Saturday the weekend is looking gorgeous along with the beginning of next week. Temperatures sticking into the mid 70’s with lows in the lower 50’s.

Don’t forget Saturday night we change those clocks back one hour at 2 am!

Have a great Thursday everyone!