Rain Here to Stay A While

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner ...

Rain is in my forecast each day for the next seven days, probably longer. Rain today was caused by a cold front and moisture overrunning the front.

Moisture will continue to be in plentiful supply, from the Pacific and Gulf, for the next several days.

Complicating matters is Hurricane Ike - now expected to make landfall on the lower Texas Coast Friday. Once on land, Ike is currently forecast (and this may change) to end up in West Texas putting our area on the favored right hand side of the storm. That means lots of moisture surging into our area this weekend.

In addition, a strong cold front is expected to plow into Ike's moisture Saturday night or Sunday morning which could really mean some heavy rain around our area.

For now, I encourage you to monitor the weather closely as the weekend approaches and be prepared for action should a flooding situation arise.

Overall, the next 10 days looks wetter and cooler than normal.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, possibly a thunderstorm, low of 62. East wind 5 to 10.

Wednesday: Cloudy, rain likely, high of 76.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance for rain, 86.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, 40% chance for rain, high 86.

Saturday and Sunday: Rain likely, possibly heavy, high 82 Saturday, high mid 70's or cooler on Sunday.