Fall-Like Temperatures Return

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had very warm temperatures today. In fact, we almost saw a record high at Abilene Regional Airport. We reached 90 today. The record high for this date is 93 which was reached back in 1940. An upper-level low stayed too far north to give us much in the way of rain. There was one stray shower in Stonewall county.

A cold front is expected to move through the area tomorrow. It doesn't look like any rain will accompany this frontal passage. Temperatures should finally be closer to average for this time of year. Highs tomorrow look to be around 80. Temperatures will likely remain at or a little below average Friday and Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Both days look dry, so the weather will be nice for Friday night football as well as Boo at the Zoo Saturday evening.

Another cold front is expected to arrive on Sunday. This too looks to be a dry frontal passage. It should cool us down even further with highs on Sunday and Monday in the mid to upper 60s.

Here is the 8 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. CDT) advisory for Hurricane Wilma from the National Hurricane Center:

WILMA CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE YUCATAN AS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SAN FELIPE TO TULUM ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...INCLUDING COZUMEL AND THE NEARBY ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SWAN ISLAND.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF TULUM TOCHETUMAL MEXICO...AND FOR BELIZE FROM THE BORDER WITH MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO BELIZE CITY.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM SOUTH OF TULUM TO PUNTA GRUESA.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF MATANZAS WESTWARD THROUGH PINAR DEL RIO...AND FOR THE ISLE OF YOUTH.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS FROM THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD TO CABO CAMARON.
ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE WILMA.
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES...435 KM... SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11KM/HR...WITH SOME WOBBLES.
A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH...260 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WILMA IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE COMMON IN HURRICANES OF THIS INTENSITY...AND ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UPTO 230 MILES...370 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 892 MB...26.34 INCHES.

We will continue to keep you updated with the latest.

Have a terrific Thursday!