Tuesday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had a warm and windy day here in the Big Country. Highs were in the upper 70s to mid 80s. With windy conditions expected to continue tonight and into the day tomorrow, a wind advisory is in effect for every county in the viewing area expect Scurry, Mitchell, and Knox. Knox county is under a High Wind Warning. Everyone is under a Fire Weather Watch Wednesday except for Knox, Stephens, Eastland, and Comanche counties. All of this means that we will have strong sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts over 40 mph. With low relative humidity values expected, the fire danger will be elevated for tomorrow so please be careful.

A cold front will move through the area tonight and bring us much cooler temperatures for Wednesday. Highs look to be in the upper 50s to low 60s. It will feel colder than that thanks to strong northerly winds. Those strong winds will likely cause us to have more blowing dust and dirt in the area. Rain is not expected with the front due to a lack of moisture at the surface.

The winds should calm down Wednesday night. Combine that with little cloud cover and a dry airmass and you have optimal conditions for radiational cooling. It looks like everyone will be at or below freezing Wednesday night, so make preparations now for you pets and plants.

We will warm up into the mid to upper 60s on Thursday and Friday before another cold front arrives Friday night and cools us down a little bit for the weekend.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!