Tuesday Morning Update

Good Morning from Morning Meteorologist Kristen Connolly…

We started our Holiday work week off wet. Showers and thunderstorms covered the area with otherwise cloudy skies. The sun finally peeked out towards evening, however, with the rain and clouds during the day temperatures stayed near 20 degrees below average. We also picked up .83 inches here at the Abilene Regional Airport which is almost half what we normally receive in the month of July (1.70 inches).

Overnight we have continued to see showers mainly staying in our southern counties.

The rain does not look to be going anywhere at least for the next few days. With the low just to our west and slowly inching its way south and southwest, this means only plenty more rainfall. With are already saturated grounds we have flash flood watches in effect until at least tonight for most of the area. With a repeat of yesterday- the rain and cloud cover will again keep temperatures in the upper 70's to low 80's. Rain chances will stay at 60% for today dropping to 40% for tonight with lows in the upper 60's. We could again see area pick up one to two inches.

Independence Day we will still be caught in the wet pattern as the low isn't far enough away. Rain chances will stay at 40% with mostly cloudy skies. With a few breaks possible we will see temperatures a few degrees warmer. If you have any plans outdoors be aware of the weather situation and be careful of the flooding potential.

Through the end of the work week we will gradually decrease the rain chances as the low moves farther away. Along with that we will slowly increase the temperatures getting back to 90's by the weekend.

Have a great day!