Wednesday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We had quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity in the viewing area this morning. Some areas picked up some additional precipitaiton this evening as well. Abilene Regional Airport set a rainfall record of 2.87" today. Highs were well below average for this time of year due to plenty of cloud cover and the rain.

An upper level low will be the main focus for our continued chance for showers and thunderstorms through the end of the week. The low is in Oklahoma this evening, but is expected to move into the eastern portions of the viewing area overnight. Tonight looks to be our best chance for rain right now. With the possibility of heavy rain over areas that have already been saturated by ealier precipitation, most of the viewing area is under a Flash Flood Watch through tomorrow morning. Comanche, Eastland and Stephens counties are under the watch through Friday morning. Knox, Stonewall, Scurry and Mitchell counties are not under a watch at this time. Comanche, Eastland, and Stephens counties are under a Flood Warning until 10 a.m. Thursday morning. It is possible for some locations to receive another 1 to 3 inches of rain through Friday morning. Highs for the end of the work week should be in the low to mid 80s.

The low should weaken this weekend but with enough moisture expected to remain in place, showers and thunderstorms will be possible. The chance is 30%. Highs look to be in the upper 80s under mostly to partly cloudy skies.

There is a 20% chance for showers and thunderstorms through the first half of next with highs back in the low 90s.

Have a terrific Thursday!