Fall-Like Temperatures Have Arrived

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

The cool and dry air behind the cold front has definitlely arrived. You could feel it as soon as you stepped outside this morning. The fall-like temperatures are a week late, but as I sometimes like to say "better late than never." Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s today, which is about 25 to 30 degrees cooler than yesterday. By the way our high of 102 at Abilene Regional Airport yesterday tied the record high of 102 set back in 1953. Hopefully we have seen the last of the triple digit temperatures for 2005. It will remain breezy today with winds from the north-northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight will be another cool night with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Winds should begin shifting to the east at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow winds shift to the south at 5 to 15 mph. This will help warm us up a little bit with highs in the low to mid 80s, which is what we expect to see this time of year.

There is a 20% chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm in the northern portions of the viewing area on Friday night. This is due to an upper level low pressure system that will be moving northeast from New Mexico to Kansas. For now, this looks to be the only chance of rain in the area for at least the next five days. Saturday and Sunday look nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 80s.

Enjoy the cooler temperatures today and have a terrific Thursday.