Strong To Severe Thunderstorms Possible

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had a hot, humid, and breezy day here in the Big Country. It was our hottest day of the year so far with highs mainly in the upper 80s to low 90s.

An upper level trough will continue to build across the western part of the country early this weekend. An upper level low will develop in the Four Corners region tomorrow and remain there through Sunday. Early next week, the low will move slowly to the east-northeast. This low will send disturbances our way bringing us one of the causes for our rain. The dryline will also be another active lifting mechanism for us this weekend. A cold front is expected to stall in or close to the area early next week. This will be yet another lifting mechinism. Plenty of moisture is already in place and instability doesn't look to be problem. Basically we will have all the ingredients necessary for thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon through Wednesday of next week. Saturday's chance for rain is 20% while Sunday's is 50%. Our best chance for rain is Monday and Tuesday at 60%. The chance for precipitation drops to 40% on Wednesday. Highs will be in the 80s this weekend before cooling down into the 70s for the first half of next week. Some of the storms during this time period could be severe. This means we may see large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Heavy rain is possible so we may see some flash flooding. We will be keeping a close eye on things throughout this next round of severe weather so stay tuned to KRBC for the latest updates.

Thursday and next Friday look much calmer with highs in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies.

Have a super and safe Saturday!