Increasing Storm Chances:

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* A complex of thunderstorms is moving across Texoma this morning and will slip across the far northern Big Country this morning, staying mainly north of US 380. An outflow boundary from this complex has moved south and now is sitting along and just north of US 180. The complex will continue to move east with a general southeastern jog and should stay east of most of our area. Once we get daytime heating, we could start to see isolated thunderstorms developing along the outflow boundary. Some of these storms could be severe. I will keep the rain chance for today at 30% for the area.

* A cold front will drop in from the north tonight and will be a focal point for showers and thunderstorms. The models develop another complex of thunderstorms to our north and west and drop it southeast overnight. One mocdel brings the main complex over the Big Country while another keeps the complex a little further north across Texoma. Still feel we have a good chance for storms tonight. Some storms could be severe. Will forecast the rain chance for tonight at 50% for the area.

* Severe Weather Threat: The Storm Prediction Center has all of the area outlined in a "slight" risk for severe thunderstorms for today, tonight and early on Wednesday morning with the primary threats being large hail and damaging winds. There could also be some flooding issues due to very heavy rainfall in spots.

* Temperatures will be warm today in the lower 90s but the front and rain chances will cool us down into the upper 70s and lower to middle 80s tomorrow and Thursday. A dry and warming trend will begin on Friday and we will warm well into the middle
90s on Friday and most spots near 100° over the weekend.

* Next Week: Temperatures drop back some for the area into the lower and middle 90s. Long range models show the high flattening out and a trough out west working into the area that could bring us some more rain chances.

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Enjoy Your Tuesday...