More Rain Possible

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

This morning began with a wide range of temperatures. Snyder was in the mid 40s, while Sweetwater was in the mid 50s. Abilene and Brownwood reached the low to mid 60s. The reason for the difference in temperatures was due to a cold front/wind shift line that was moving through the area. There were also areas of fog which limited visibilities. The eastern half of the Big Country saw a few scattered showers this morning. There is a 20% chance of more scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm through today. Mostly cloudy skies are expected across most of the area with the exception being the far western communities. It looks like there will be a little more sunshine there, so I'll call it partly cloudy in those locations. Highs should be in the mid to upper 70s and that's if we see sunshine. If the clouds hold strong again today like yesterday, then it will be cooler.

Partly cloudy skies should rule across the entire area tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. There is also a slight chance of a few isolated showers or thunderstorms. We could also see areas of fog develop again tonight, so give yourself some extra time to get to your destination if you are going to be out and about. After some possible morning fog tomorrow, it looks like we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around 80. There is also a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm.

The reason for our continued chance of rain is an upper level trough that will moving toward us over the next couple of days. We will see some disturbances from time to time which will cause the showers and thunderstorms. Our best chance of rain for the next five days looks to be Wednesday night and Thursday, which right now stands at 30%. So, keep the rain gear handy through Thursday. Highs are expected to be in the upper 70s.

We are still looking dry for Friday and Saturday, which should be nice with highs in the low 80s.

Have a terrific Tuesday!