*** Red Flag Warning for areas along and north of Interstate 20 today from Noon until 6:00 PM ***
*** Lake Wind Advisory for the Big Country area lakes north of Interstate 20 until 6:00 PM ***
Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Unseasonably warm weather is expectd today with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s with mostly sunny day conditions. The record high for Abilene today is 93° and we're going to be pretty close to that high by afternoon. Temperatures drop back down into the middle to upper 70sover the weekend and eventually into the 70s early next week, but we are still well above the average daytime hight which is around 66° for early March.
* Fire Threat: Red Flag Waring & Lake Wind Advisory in effect today. Winds will be up today as the trough continues to still sit off just to our west. This will increase winds out of the south and southwest this week, not to mention bring unseasonably warm weather back to the area. Most areas are between an inch and a half to two inches below normal on rainfall for the year.
* Rain Chances: Model runs still showing a chance for storms late Saturday and into early Sunday, mainly from Abilene and eastward. It still looks that will transition to a southwesterly flow next week, which should bring some upper level disturbances across and hopefully spark some isolated storm. I'm still keeping a slight chance in my forecast package for Monday and Tuesday.
* Time Change: Don't forget we all have to spring forward one hour early Sunday morning at 2:00 AM. It's time once again for us to go back into Daylight Saving Time. Also don't forget to change out the batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Have a great Thursday...
