Monday Evening Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

We started off with cold temperatures across the area this morning. In fact much of the viewing area was in the low 30s. There was some freezing rain and freezing drizzle during the morning hours, but that changed to just rain and drizzle as temperatures got above freezing this afternoon.

The main story tonight through mid-morning tomorrow will be fog. In fact, most of the viewing area (with the exception of Stonewall, Scurry and Mitchell counties) is under a Dense Fog Advisory until 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. This means that visibilities will be a quarter of a mile or less. Please take your time getting to your destination, use your low beam headlights and give yourself plenty of distance between you and the driver in front of you.

There is still a possibility of freezing rain and freezing drizzle across the northern portions of the viewing area overnight. Stonewall county is under a Freezing Rain Advisory until 6 a.m. This could cause some travel difficulties. Roads may be slippery so be careful.

Most of us will see temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s for lows tonight. There is a 60% chance of showers due to an upper level trough to our west moving closer to the area.

An upper level low in the center of the trough is expected to move further eastward and closer to us tomorrow. Showers and possibly a few thunderstorms are likely on Tuesday. The chance for rain is 60%. Highs look to be in the mid 40s to low 50s.

A cold front is expected to move through the area early tomorrow evening. This will bring colder temperatures to the area. We should see lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s tomorrow night. Precipitation will continue to be likely with the chance at 60%. It looks like we will see rain change to freezing rain, sleet and possibly snow in the areas that get to and below freezing. The southern portions of the viewing area may stay just above freezing which means the precipiation will remain all liquid.

For Wednesday, we could see temperatures remain at or just above freezing during the day according to the latest computer model information. This means our official highs may be set just after midnight. Temperatures would drop and then hold steady during the daylight hours. Highs look to be in the upper 30s to low 40s. If we are at freezing or below all day, then we will have a wintry mix all day. If we stay above freezing, it will just be a cold rain. The computer models have been back and forth on our frozen precipitation possibilities Tuesday night into Wednesday so things could change from what you are reading right now. This is a situation we are keeping a close eye on so stay tuned for the latest weather information.

For now, it looks like we will have dry conditions Thursday through next Monday. Highs are expected to be in the upper 40s to low 50s with lows in the 30s. However, there are some indications according to the latest computer models of freezing temperatures and precipitation late Friday into early Saturday. This is something that has just popped up in the latest computer model run so stay tuned. We may be adding the possibility of wintry precipitation in the forecast for Friday and Saturday as soon as tomorrow.

Have a terrific Tuesday!