Tuesday Afternoon Discussion

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

We have at least tied the record high for today of 88 degrees at Abilene Regional Airport. The old record was set in 1918. We will have to wait for the final climate report from the weather service to determine if we were able to break the record or not.

I think we will definately break the record tomorrow. The record for March 1st is 86 set way back in 1899. I'm forecasting a high temperature tomorrow of 88.

The changes begin after tomorrow though. A cold front will arrive early Thursday morning, knocking afternoon highs down into the lower 70s and also bringing with it a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

The good news, rain chances and the cooler temperatures will last through Saturday. Friday the skies will stay cloudy all day and we will see a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Then Saturday our rain chances will come to an end with highs in the lower 70s.

Another cold front arrives Saturday night and it will push out all of our moisture. Sunday looks very pleasant with highs in the middle 60s.

Then sunshine and warmth continues Monday and Tuesday.