Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** Freeze Warnings remain in effect for West Central Texas into the mid-morning hours. ***
* I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. As advertised on this Black Friday morning a very cold start for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley. Temperatures range from the upper teens to the low 30s across the area with most locations into the 20s. A sunny day ahead and a cool with high tempertatures into the middle 50s. Another cold night ahead with a hard freeze again for the majority of the area with lows in the middle 20s. It could be a bit cooler in our colder locations.
* The Weekend: After another very cold start on Saturday morning we'll slowly begin a bit of a warming trend for the weekend. Highs on Saturday will climb into the middle 60s under a sunny sky. Lows Saturday night will be warmer into the middle 30s. Increasing clouds on Sunday and still warm with temperatures into the middle 60s with overnight lows Sunday night into the lower 40s.
* Next Week: Mostly sunny and warm on Monday before another cold front arrives in the area. Highs in the 60s but cooling down into the low 50s for highs in Tuesday and middle/upper 50s on Wednesday. Overnight lows drop back into the middle and upper 20s. We'll warm back up into the lower 60s on Thursday. No rain in the forecast for next week based on model runs this morning.
* Drought Information: For the latest 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 local time.
* KRBC has you covered with the latest news and weather information this morning on Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and later this morning on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. You can always get news and weather information anytime on our website at BigCountryHomepage.Com.
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Have a great weekend...
