Thursday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had cooler temperatures today thanks in part to the mostly cloudy and overcast skies. There were also some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. The rain was light and amounts were only a few hundreths of an inch. Highs were in the upper 60s to low 70s.

The upper level low that we have been expecting to develop all week has finally done so over the Baja California region. The latest projected path has it moving into southern Arizona by tomorrow night. It will then move into northern New Mexico/southern Colorado by Saturday night. By Sunday night, the low should be in the central plains. If it follows this track, then the majority of the heavy rain and severe thunderstorms will be just west of the viewing area. We could still have some of this activity in our area. It just depends on the exact track of the low. Right now, our rain chances range from 40% to 50% Friday through Sunday with the best shot being on Saturday. The reason we still have a chance for rain is due to the disturbances that will be sent out by the low. Some of those should move through our region. Highs for the end of the work week and weekend look to be in the low 70s.

The first half of next week is expected to be dry with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s under partly cloudy skies.

Have a fantastic Friday!