Wednesday Morning Update

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We are off to a mild and windy start this morning. Temperatures dropped down into the low to mid 60s. Winds are from the south-southwest at 15 to 25 mph with stronger gusts. These strong winds are expected throughout the day, so a Lake Wind and Wind Advisory are in effect for most of the area. Right now, Knox, Stonewall, Scurry and Mitchell counties are the only ones not under an advisory. Temperatures will be warm this afternoon with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue today. The dryline should make its way into the Big Country by this afternoon. With this boundary in the area during the prime heating hours of the day, there is a 20% chance of isolated thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be severe. Our chance for severe weather today is not as high as it was this time yesterday. The dynamics for the rough weather look to be to our north in the central plains and midwest. If we do see any severe storms, the main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado can't be completely ruled out.

Our friend the dryline looks to hang around the Lone Star state through the weekend. This means there is a 20% chance of isolated thunderstorms Friday through Sunday. These storms will mainly fire up in the afternoon and have a chance to reach severe limits. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s during this time period.

We should see a break from the chance of rain on Monday with partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 80s.

A slight rain chance returns for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the dryline possibly becoming active yet again.

Have a terrrific Thursday!