Rain Chances Continue

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

Showers and thunderstorms moved through most of the Big Country today. The rain was heavy enough to cause some flooding in parts of the viewing area. Highs today were in the upper 70s to mid 80s due to the rain and mostly cloudy skies. Flash Flood Watches are in effect for Knox, Haskell, Throckmorton, Fisher, Jones, Shackelford, Nolan, Taylor, Callahan, Coke, Runnels, Coleman and Brown counties through Tuesday afternoon. Comanche, Eastland and Stephens counties are under a Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday afternoon. A Flood Warning continues for Comanche county until further notice for the Leon River near DeLeon. The river there is above flood stage and is not expected to be below that level until late in the week.

The upper level low that gave us our rain last week will continue to make its way back across the Lone Star State. It was in Kansas and Oklahoma this weekend, but an upper level high pressure ridge in the southwest U.S. is forcing the low back into the state. We will have a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow as it will be just to our east. It is possible for portions of the area to see 1 to 2 inches of rain with isolated higher amounts. Fog and mist is possible at times too. Highs look to be in the upper 70s to mid 80s.

The low is expected to be to our southeast on Wednesday, the Fourth of July. Our chance for rain is at 50% so you may want to think about some backup indoor plans just in case. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s which is below average for this time of year.

By Thursday and Friday, the low should be to our south and southwest. It will likely be in the Big Bend region or northern Mexico by then. Our chance for rain will be less at 30% to 40% due to the low possibly weakening by that time. Highs will likely be in the mid to upper 80s.

The upper level high pressure ridge to our west looks to build into the area this weekend. There will be a slight chance for rain on Saturday, but Sunday and next Monday should be dry. Highs are expected to return to the low 90s by the second half of the weekend.

Have a terrific Tuesday!