Friday, October 30, 2009

AM Clouds & Showers, PM Sunshine:





Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

*** Tornado Watch for areas north of I-20 and east of U.S. 283 until 9:00 AM ***

* Light rain showers continue this morning across West Central Texas along with a decent cloud layer. The showers should end later this morning as the upper level low moves away from Texas. Expect conditions to become partly cloudy by the afternoon but still a cool day with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Mostly clear for tonight but another chilly night ahead with lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s.

* Weekend: For Halloween on Saturday expect a mostly sunny day with highs in the upper 60s. Saturday night will be clear with lows in the middle 40s. On Sunday you can expect the same conditions but a bit warmer with high temperatures in the middle 70s and Sunday night lows in the upper 40s.
* Next Week: Weather looks quiet for the first full week of November with mostly sunny conditions and daytime highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s. The overnight lows will be into the 40s. The forecast for now looks dry.

* Time Change: A reminder we have a time change coming up early Sunday. It's time to "fall back" one hour as we go back to standard time. So don't forget to set the clocks back before you go to bed. It's also a good idea to change the batteries in your smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and also check those batteries in your weather radio. We'll stay in standard time until we get to early March, when we'll once again go back to Daylight Saving Time.

* First Freeze Dates: I've had quite a few questions about this topic lately from our viewers. The average first freeze of the fall season for most of us is in the early to middle part of November. Here are just a few of the dates as reported by the San Angelo National Weather Service: Abilene - November 12, Coleman - November 13, Brownwood - November 13, Ballinger - November 9, and Rotan - November 12.

* Drought Information: For the lastest on the drought here across West Central Texas and the Big Country please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning.

* Tropics: For the latest information please visit the KRBC/NBC Hurricane Season 2009 Tracker on the weather section of our website by clicking here. You can also visit the National Hurricane Center website by clicking on the link here. The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will end on November 30th.

* Join us on television this morning for the latest on your forecast as well as news from around Abilene & the Big Country on KRBC's Abilene Today starting at 6:00 AM and on Abilene Midday later this morning at 11:30 AM. Our news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 PM on KRBC.

* Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick weather updates, especially during severe weather evenings affecting the Big Country by visiting the KRBC Weather Twitter. You can also check out news updates from KRBC via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.

Have a great weekend...

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