Have The Rain Gear Ready

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had a cooler and drier day across much of the Big Country thanks to a weak cold front that passed by most of us. Highs were in the 80s except for our southeastern counties which made it into the 90s. Showers and thunderstorms fired up along the front in Brown and Comanche counties this afternoon. One of the storms reached severe limits in Comanche county since it was capable of producing penny size hail and winds in excess of 60 mph.

The front will fizzle out later tonight or by early tomorrow morning at the latest. Our main focus for the rest of the week will be an upper level low that is currently in western Kansas. The low is expected to move south and be just to our north tomorrow. It should meander around north Texas and the Big Country this weekend. Our chance for rain Friday is 40%. Saturday looks a little better at 50% with Sunday a little less at 30%. The reason for the drop in precipitation chance on Sunday is due to the low possibly weakening a bit. It is possible for any storms we see to reach severe limits. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. We may also see some heavy rain over the next three days. Portions of the viewing area could end up with 2 to 4 inches of rain before all is said and done. Highs for the next three days will likely be in the low to mid 80s thanks to all the cloud cover and rain.

There could be some lingering showers and thunderstorms on Monday when the low is expected to finally begin moving away from us or fizzling out. The chance for rain is 20%. Highs look to be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

An upper level high pressure ridge is now expected to build into the area on Tuesday. This means hotter and drier conditions for us. Highs should be in the low to mid 90s.

Have a fantastic Friday!