Friday Evening Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

Once again, we had mostly cloudy skies as well as some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Big Country today. Highs were in the mid to upper 80s.

The upper level low that has hung around the southern plains for the last couple of weeks continues to move northeast towards Arkansas and Louisiana. We will see a reduction in our rain chances because of this. However with plenty of moisture expected to remain in place, it is not out of the question for us to see some isolated showers and thunderstorms this weekend due to the heating of the day or if a weak disturbance makes it into the area. Our chance for rain this weekend is only 20%. I expect most of us to remain dry Saturday and Sunday. Highs look to be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

An upper level high pressure ridge should continue to remain parked over the southwestern portions of the country. This will keep us in a north-northwest flow aloft next week. We may see some periodic upper level disturbances move through the region. It is possible for us to see some showers and thunderstorms because of this. For now, our chance for rain Monday through next Friday is slight. That could increase as we get closer to those time periods and we get a better handle on exactly where and when these disturbances will affect us. Highs look to be in the low to mid 90s.

Have a super Saturday!