Happy Groundhog Day!

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

In case you haven't heard, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning. This means we will have six more weeks of winter. Of course, here in the Big Country, we haven't had much of a winter yet so maybe we'll actually see some colder temperatures now. We'll just have to wait and see.

Today will not feel much like winter that is for sure. Highs should reach the low to mid 70s, which is well above average for this time of year. Winds could be a little breezy at times from the west-northwest at 5 to 15 mph.

A cold front is expected to move through the area tomorrow. This will help cool us down, but only into the low to mid 60s for highs. Winds will be from the northwest at 10 to 15 mph. It doesn't look like we will see any rain with this frontal passage.

The cooler air sticks around for Saturday, but warm and windy conditions look to return for Sunday ahead of another cold front. That front will likely cool us down to temperatures that are right about or just slightly above what we expect to see this time of year. Unfortunately though, no rain is expected with this front either. In fact, it looks like we will probably be dry for at least the next week. We need to continue to be careful since the fire danger is not going away anytime soon.

Have a great Groundhog Day!