Cold Air Arrives

Good Morning from Morning Meteorologist Kristen Connolly..

The clouds held strong yesterday morning but as they broke temperatures climbed quickly back to the upper 70's to low 80's. Overnight we have stayed very mild with most of us sitting in the low 60's.

This morning we will start off with plenty of sunshine but a front to our north is rapidly moving south at 35 mph. This means it should begin to hit our Northern counties in the early morning making its way through Abilene between 10-11 am and be all the way pushed through by 1pm. This storm is packing wind gusts over 30 mph so as it passes by we will see windy conditions. Ahead of the front we should warm temperatures in the low 70's for our central and southern counties with our Northern counties only hitting the upper 60's. If you have not found that winter coat you may want to start searching today as temperatures tomorrow morning will drop. We should see temperatures in the upper 30's to low 40's.

Tomorrow will be a fall like afternoon as highs finally stay in the 60's across the board. Our average for this time of year is 66 so we will finally be at or even below seasonal norms.

As we start the weekend we will begin a gradual warm up with highs in the upper 60's Friday and into the weekend in the lower 70's. Lows will warm up to around 50. A slight chance of rain is still on the board for Friday evening thank to a weakening upper level low. If we see any rain in our area it will most likely be in our Eastern and Southern counties. This is where the most moisture is available.

Have a great day!