Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Mostly sunny, breezy and warmer today across West Central Texas with highs in the lower 60s. A weak cold front will move across the area later today and set us up for another cold night with lows in the middle and upper 20s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with temperatures a few degrees cooler into the middle and upper 50s.
* Late Week: Warming up across the area with highs back into the 60s across the area. Still cold a night with lows into he 30s. Expect a few clouds now and then for Thursday and Friday.
* Weekend/Next Week: Another front will move across the area on Saturday bringing in another round of cooler weather for Sunday and Monday of next week with highs in the 50s and lows into the 20s. No rain chances expected for this period.
* Rain Chances: Forecast models show no rain chances for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley for the next seven days and also into the long range. In fact the model runs don't show any precipitation in the area until around the 20th of the month. We've not had a good soaking rainfall around here since October 23. The latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor is now showing all of the viewing area in "abnormally dry" conditions which means areas are showing dryness and are heading into drought conditions. The southern parts of Brown and Comanche County are showing up in "moderate stage" drought conditions.
* 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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Enjoy your Tuesday...
