Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon for the Big Country, the Northern Concho Valley and the Northern Heartland. ***
*** Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect for today across portions of the Big Country and the Heartland. ***
* Winter weather event turning out to not be as extensive as forecast models have predicted over the last 24 hours. A layer of dry air has worked into the mid-levels of the atmosphere overnight and has suppressed any heavier precipitation other than light snow and some freezing drizzle. At the time of this update there is a decent band of light snow from around Haskell to Seymour to Wichita Falls but this band is tracking southeast and will just clip the northeastern counties. Otherwise just some very light snow/freezing drizzle in scattered spots over the most of the viewing area. Be alert that this precipitation can still cause some light icing issues on bridges, overpasses and roadways this morning. We've heard reports of some icy spots in portions of the Heartland and the Eastern Big Country.
* Light snow will end by midday across the area but very cold with highs only into the lower 20s today. It'll feel colder with a gusty north wind pushing wind chill values below zero. Clouds will decrease into the afternoon. Mostly clear and very cold tonight with lows in the upper 0s to low 10s across the area. Any precipitation still on the ground will still cause some minor icy travel issues overnight and early Thursday morning. Mostly sunny on Thursday with highs warming into the middle 30s.
* Friday/Weekend Weather: Abundant sunshine and warming up for Friday and into the upcoming weekend. Highs Friday climb into the lower 50s and into the lower 60s by Saturday. On Sunday many spots could hit 70° for high temperatures. Lows in the upper 10s Friday morning, middle 20s on Saturday morning and lower 30s for Sunday morning.
* Next Week: Mostly sunny and quiet weather with highs in the lower to middle 60s and lows into the middle 30s. Nice weather for Valentines Day on Monday.
* 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.
* 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 Wednesday...
