Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Another very cold morning out there to start the day with temperatures averaging between 18-25 in the area. Easterly winds are making it feel a bit colder than the actual air temperatures. High level clouds will drift back into the area and today so expect a mostly sunny day with highs a little warmer today thanks to a southeast wind. High temperatures will be in the lower to middle 40s. Partly cloudy and still cold tonight with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s.
* Weekend: A gradual warming trend starts as we head into the weekend with temperatures back into the 60s by Saturday and even warmer on Sunday with highs in the lower 70s. overnight lows will go back above freezing in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
* Next Week: We're still into the upper 60s and lower 70s on Monday but cooling back into the 50s Tuesday and Wednesday with our next cold front arriving. No rain with the front based on the model data this morning. We're back below freezing for lows by the middle of next week.
* I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who stopped by our KRBC Studio on Wednesday and donated food and money for the annual KRBC Share Your Christmas Food Drive. We have a great year as we collected nearly a half a million pounds of food items (including money donations as $1 = 6.25 lbs of food). Remember you can donate food and money to the Food Bank of West Central Texas any time of the year, not just during our food drive in December each year.
* 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.
* The latest on your forecast as well as news from around Abilene & the Big Country is coming up 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 and winter 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 Thursday ...
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