Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** Red Flag Warning in effect this afternoon for all of West Central Texas. Cricital wildfire weather conditions are expected this afternoon. ***
* Not so cold this morning as compared to Thursday morning across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley. Temperatures this morning in the 40s and lower 50s. Mostly sunny, turning windy and warmer today with highs in the lower to middle 80s. Mostly clear, breezy and mild tonight with lows into the upper 40s and lower 50s.
* Weekend: Partly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the upper 70s and lows Saturday night into the mid 40s. Partly cloudy on Sunday with highs in the lower 70s. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers on Sunday night with lows around 50.
* Next Week: A slight chance of showers early on Monday, otherwise partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s. Partly cloudy with highs in the lower 80s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Overnight lows will hold into the lower 50s.
* Wildfire Threat: Critical fire weather conditions are expected on Friday with south to southwest 20 foot winds near 20 mph and relative humidities of 10 to 15 percent. These conditions will improve by 7 pm. Fire weather concerns will diminish over the weekend as light winds are expected across the area. The next concern for elevated fire weather conditions will be toward the middle of next week as south winds increase and temperatures warm near the 80 degree mark.
* Time Change: Standard Time will end Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 AM and at that time we will "spring forward" an hour. Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed this Saturday night or turn them up when you wake up on Sunday morning. In case you're wondering we will get that hour back we're losing when the time changes again on Sunday, November 6, 2011. While you are changing the clock don't forget to take a minute to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It's also a good idea to check the batteries in your weather radio as well.
* 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.
* KRBC on 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. News updates from KRBC and our website BigCountryHomepage.Com are also available via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.
Enjoy your Friday...
