Sunday, December 25th, 2005

From meteorologist Jason Myers....

A beautiful day across the Big Country with highs in the low to mid 70s. Abilene's high temperature for today reached 73 degrees, and tomorrow we will probably see record breaking high temperatures with highs in the upper 70s. The record for Abilene on December 26th is 74 degrees set back in 2003. Lee surface troughing will continue to bring southerly flow and limited moisture, creating this unseasonably warm temperatures with dry conditions. A Fire Watch in in effect for Monday, meaning that critical fire weather conditions are forecasted to occur. Tuesday will continue the warm trend with highs in the mid to upper 70s. A pacific cold front will move through on Tuesday bringing the temperatures down into the mid-60s for Wednesday. No rain is expect with this cold front due to the lack of moisture present. Thursday and Friday high tempeatures will stay mild with lower 70s on Thursday and lower 60s on Friday as another pacific cold front moves through the Big Country. Expect to see dry conditions, and mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies to persist for at least the next 7 days; ending 2005 on a dry note. New Year's weekend looks to be mild and dry.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!