A Pleasant Weekend Ahead:

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* A pleasant day ahead with ample sunshine and highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s with an east wind. Mostly clear tonight and chilly again with upper 40s for most of the area. Temperatures in the evening will drop from the lower 60s at the start of the high school football games to upper and middle 50s by the end of the games.

* Weekend: Perfect weekend weather for the Big Country, Heartland and Northern Concho Valley. Mostly clear conditions with highs in the lower 70s and expect overnight lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s. We have homecoming games for all three Abilene area universities on Saturday and the weather will be great!

* Next Week: Clouds and warmer temperatures will return as we get into the day on Monday. The next cold front arrives by the middle of the week so we'll see an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms toward Wednesday. Once this front passes we see another cool down for late next week.

* Boo at the Zoo: Perfect weather for the annual Boo at the Zoo event here in Abilene tomorrow afternoon and evening. Temperatures should be in the upper 60s and lower 70s during the event. Bring the kids out and have a great time. Be sure to stop by the KRBC booth and get some candy and meet our news team. Remember there is a $2.00 fee to get into the Boo at the Zoo event.

* 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.

* 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.

* Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick severe weather updates and other random weather information 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...