A Cold Valentine's Day

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you have had a good day and you were able to stay warm. Highs were mainly in the upper 20s, but a few locations such as Brownwood and Comanche were able to make it into the low to mid 30s. Cloudy skies dominated the area as we saw flurries and light snow showers off and on through the day. Accumulations have ranged from a dusting here in Abilene to a report of an inch in Hermleigh which is southwest of Snyder.

Flurries and snow showers will continue off and on through the overnight hours tonight. Accumulations still look to be light. Most of the area will likely see a dusting to quarter of an inch at best, but some locations may get half an inch to an inch. The county with the best shot at an inch of snow is Knox county which is under a Snow Advisory until 4 a.m. Thursday morning. Any location that receives snow accumulation will probably experience some slick roadways, bridges and overpasses. Be careful if you going to be on the roads tonight or early tomorrow morning. Lows tonight should be in the upper teens to low 20s.

The flurries and light snow should taper off during the morning hours on Thursday. Skies look to clear in the afternoon and it is possible for us to see a little sunshine late in the day. Highs should be in the low to mid 30s, but could be warmer if we break the clouds early enough in the day.

Mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions will return on Friday. Despite a cold start that morning, we should be able to warm up into the upper 50s to low 60s in the afternoon. This will be due to southwesterly winds.

A cold front is expected to move through the area late Friday night into early Saturday morning. This front is Pacific in nature and therefore will not cool us down as much as the one we had move through earlier this week. Highs should be in the mid to upper 50s.

A warming trend looks to continue Sunday through next Wednesday. Highs are expected to range from the upper 50s to mid 60s. There is a slight to 20% chance of rain Monday through Wednesday as an upper level low moves towards the region.

Have a terrific Thursday!