Cold and Wet Weather Almost Here

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner .....

Warm weather fans will cheer on Saturday but cold weather fans will cheer on Sunday and for the next several days afterwards.

Big changes are in store for our weather pattern here in Abilene and the entire Big Country. Those changes include much colder temperatures on Sunday and precipitation in the form of rain Sunday and Monday, but we can't rule out some snow on Tuesday.

A cold front moves through Abilene Sunday during the day bringing clouds, showers and overall dreary weather. Temperatures on Sunday will likely stay in the 50's.

We will get a secondary push of cold air so that by Monday, our high temperatures are in the 40's.

An upper level low will come over our area from the southwest Tuesday and with temperatures well below freezing about 5,000 feet above the surface, we could see some snowflakes find their way to the ground. If that happens, we shouldn't see any stick as highs should remain above freezing, around 42 on Tuesday.

Still, this is days away and the pattern is tricky.

I feel confident we'll see warm weather with increasing clouds on Saturday then much colder temperatures with cloudy, misty, rainy skies Sunday, Sunday night and Monday. It will be the coldest air, lingering longer, than anything we've had so far this Autumn.

Tuesday looks to be our coldest day as skies remain cloudy and a wintry mix of precipitation looks possible. A rain and snow mix is how it looks to me right now.

THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF DECEMBER - you can expect temperatures to be below normal for this time of year with off and on periods of precipitation, totally opposite from the month of November which was dry and warmer than normal.