Monday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

What a difference twenty-four hours makes. Yesterday we had near record-highs in the afternoon. Today, most of the viewing area set highs early in the morning before a cold front moved through the area. Highs were mainly in the 50s except for the southeastern portions where they were in the mid 60s to low 70s.

An upper level low that is currently in Arizona is going to make its way through the Four Corners region before lifting into the Central Plains over the next couple of days. This will bring showers and possibly some thunderstorms into the area tonight through the first half of Wednesday. The best shot at rain looks to be Tuesday. It looks like we will also see some fog the next couple of days. Be careful if you are going to be on the roadways. It has been a while since we have seen some rain, so roads will be slick once the water starts hitting the asphalt. Chilly temperatures are expected tomorrow with highs in the mid 40s to around 50. We should warm up some on Wednesday with highs around 60 under mostly cloudy skies.

Thursday, the first official day of winter, and Friday look to be dry with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Another cold front is expected to move through the area on Saturday. Cold Canadian air should filter in behind it. An upper level low looks to move through or close to the area this weekend. Right now, we have a 20% to 30% chance of precipitation. We have the possibility of seeing some snow late Saturday and into Sunday. This is a situation we will be keeping a close eye on all week. Stay tuned for the latest.

Have a terrific Tuesday!