Wednesday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had another warm, windy and dry day across the Big Country today. Skies were mostly to partly cloudy with highs in the low 80s. We continued to have windy conditions with south winds of 15 to 25 mph and stronger gusts. Some showers and thunderstorms developed along the dryline late this afternoon and evening to our west. The precipitation has remained just outside of the viewing area so far.

It looks like the upper level low is finally developing near southern California. This low is expected to send some disturbances our way over the next couple of days before the low itself passes us by this weekend. The current projected track has it over New Mexico late Friday into Saturday and not arriving into the central plains until late Sunday. With the dryline also being active during this time period, we have a 40% to 50% chance of rain Thursday through Sunday with the best chance of precipitation occurring on Saturday. It is still possible for the viewing area to see heavy rain and severe thunderstorms for the second half of the week. We will be keeping a close eye on this situation and keeping you updated about any watches or warnings that are issued. Highs Thursday through Sunday should be in the low to mid 70s, but could be cooler or warmer depending on how much cloud cover and rain we see.

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

Have a terrific Thursday!