Strong To Severe Thunderstorms Possible

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had a windy and dry day across the Big Country today. Highs were in the low to mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. Winds were strong from the southeast at 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to form overnight and move through our area. Any storms we see have a potential to reach severe limits. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Predicition Center has our area under a slight risk for severe weather. Our chance for rain is 50%. There are a few reasons why we have this chance for rain. One is due to an upper level low sending some disturbances our way. The other is a dryline that is expected to develop and move across our area ahead of a cold front. Lows tonight look to be in the upper 50s to low 60s.

We will probably see some showers and thunderstorms in our area through the morning hours on Friday. Some storms could be severe. Windy conditions are expected tomorrow afternoon with a strong surface low pressure system to our north. Winds look to be from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts. A cold front is expected to move through the region tomorrow night.

This front will cool us down for the weekend. Highs on Saturday should be around 60. Sunday is expected to be warmer with highs around 70. Overall it looks like it will be a pleasant weekend.

Monday should be dry with highs in the low 70s under partly cloudy skies.

Another cold front and upper level low are expected to bring us a chance for rain on Tuesday. That chance is 30% right now, but could increase as we get closer to that time period. Highs for that day look to be in the low 70s.

Have a fantastic Friday!