Wet Independence Day

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

Mostly cloudy skies as well as showers and thunderstorms affected much of the Big Country again today. Some locations such as Sweetwater had rainfall totals better than 2 inches while other like Abilene and Snyder had a trace or less. A Flash Flood Watch continues for most of the viewing area through tomorrow afternoon. Knox, Haskell, Throckmorton, Stonewall, Scurry and Mitchell counties are the only ones not in the watch. A Flood Warning continues for Comanche county until tomorrow morning for the Leon River near De Leon. It is still running a few feet above flood stage, but should be back below that level late tonight.

The upper level low that moved through our area early this morning is now sitting around the Junction area and Interstate 10. It is expected to drift south-southwest tomorrow toward Mexico. Plenty of moisture will still be in place in our area. Even though the low will not be close to us, it should still send some disturbances our way. We have a 50% chance for rain tomorrow, Independence Day. Many of you probably have outdoor plans for the holiday. Tomorrow could be similar to today where some of us see some rain and some don't. Either way, you will want to have some back up indoor plans just in case. Highs are expected to be in the low to mid 80s under mostly cloudy skies.

On Thursday and Friday, the low should have drifted west into the Big Bend region and north Mexico. We still have a 40% to 50% chance of seeing showers and thunderstorms during that time period. Highs will be in the mid 80s.

The low may have drifted far enough to the south-southwest that it won't affect our region this weekend. We still have a slight to 20% chance for rain though. Highs look to be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

A slight chance for rain will continue early next week. The reason for this is that some computer models are indicating the low drifting back to the north into west Texas. That would put the Big Country in the favorable area for rain if the low is there. Rain chances for Monday and next Tuesday could increase if this scenario plays out. We will keep you updated on this throughout the week.

Have a fantastic Fourth of July!