Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. Weather pretty quiet across West Central Texas on this Monday. A cold start with mostly 30s but a few spots have dipped into the 20s. Partly cloudy, breezy and a little warmer today with highs in the upper 50s and the lower 60s. Another chilly night ahead with lows around 30 under a partly cloudy sky.
* The Week Ahead: Quiet weather pattern set up for the new work and school week. We'll remain partly cloudy each day with highs in the 50s on Tuesday and 60s for Wednesday - Friday. Overnight lows will hold in the lower to middle 50s. A few weak cold fronts will move in at times this week but there is no moisture to work with so no rain chances for now.
* Weekend: Moisture will quickly return to the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley by the weekend. A decent system track across south and southeastern areas of the state. We'll be on the northern end of the system and with moisture in place the forecast models are generating a decent chance for rain across our area. The best chance looks to be Saturday night into Sunday with the rain ending by Sunday afternoon and evening. Highs in the lower 50s with lows in the lower to middle 30s.
* Down The Road: Just a heads up to everyone that the long range forecast models are hinting at a pretty decent cold snap working into West Texas next week. The models are are also showing some moisture around as well and the possibility of wintry precipitation. We're talking the time frame from the 12thv- 17th. This is still out in "voodoo land" on the models but something we'll be watching closely.
* Drought Information: For the latest drought information & map 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.
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Enjoy your Monday...
