Monday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had quite a bit of rain across the Big Country on Sunday. Most locations received somewhere between 1 to 3 inches. Today started out dreary with cloudy skies, but by this afternoon we had some sunshine. That was due to some dry air moving in at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere. Highs today ranged from the mid 60s in Sweetwater and Snyder to the mid 70s in Brownwood. Abilene had a high of 70.

The cutoff low that was partly responsible for our rain yesterday remains to our west. It is expected to move slowly eastward across our area through the day and evening tomorrow. This means that we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms tonight through Tuesday night. It is possible for a few showers and thunderstorms to linger into the eastern portions of the area on Wednesday. Our best chance for rain looks to be tomorrow afternoon and evening at 40%. We likely won't pick up as much rain as we had yesterday, but could see another quarter to half inch on average across the region. Some isolated spots could receive more. It just depends on where the heavy rain moves through. Highs tomorrow and Wednesday should be in the 70s.

Thursday looks dry with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 70s. A cold front is expected to move through the area Thursday night into early Friday. Rain does not look likely at this time. Thanks to the cooler air in place, highs on Friday should be in the mid 60s.

This weekend looks pleasant with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.

Have a terrific Tuesday!