Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** Freeze Warning in effect for Mitchell & Scurry County for overnight and into early Tuesday. Freeze Watch in effect for Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Fisher, Nolan, Haskell, Coke, Runnels, Jones, Stonewall & Knox County for overnight and into Tuesday morning ***
*** Wind Advisory in effect for Eastland, Stephens and Comanche County into the afternoon hours ***
* Cold front has made it through West Central Texas this morning. A few low clouds are hanging behind the front but will quickly burn off as we get into the day. Cooling down out there with a breezy northwest wind behind the front filtering the cooler air into the area. Winds should vary between 15-25 mph, with a higher gust at times. Expect a mostly sunny day and much cooler with highs mostly in the upper 50s, though a few spots down near the Colorado River might make it into the lower 60s. The winds will begin to let up as we head into the afternoon. A very cold night ahead and for many of us this will be the first freeze of the season. Freeze Watch in effect for most areas, while a Freeze Warning is effect for the western areas, including Snyder and Colorado City. Lows tonight in the lower 30s and I wouldn't be surprised if a few spots dipped into the upper 20s.
* Temperatures will be more seasonal but warming up some as we head into the week with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s with overnight lows eventually settling back into the 40s. Sunny conditions will prevail most of the week ahead with some clouds returning late week and into the weekend. Models hint at a slight rain chance come Sunday but I've decided not to include it in my forecast package this morning. I'd like to wait and see some more data before adding in the rain chance.
* Winter Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center indicates a moderate El Niño pattern is taking shape and will bring West Central Texas a wetter pattern for the winter months. There is also a chance for increased winter precipitation depending on temperature trends. Data suggests equal chances of above or below normal temperatures, so more than likely the numbers will remain near normal for this time of year.
* Drought Information: For the lastest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM.
* 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. More 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 events 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.
Enjoy your Monday...
No comments:
Post a Comment