Back Door Cold Front Will Be Here Soon

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It is a cool start to the day this morning with temperatures in the low 40s to mid 50s. Areas of fog will be possible. In fact, there is a Dense Fog Advisory for Mitchell and Scurry counties until 9 a.m. It is in these locations that visibilities could be a quarter of a mile or less. Be careful if you encounter fog this morning. Give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination and use your low beam headlights. It will be partly to mostly cloudy today with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s across the area.

A back door cold front is expected to arrive by midnight tonight. It is called a back door cold front because it will back into the area from the north-northeast. Much colder conditions are expected Wednesday night through Thursday because there will be some arctic air behind this front. We have a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Lows will be in the mid to upper 30s. Some locations, such as Knox County and the extreme northern portions of the viewing area, could get down to freezing. This means there may be a period of freezing rain in those areas. No major problems are expected as everyone will have highs well above freezing by the afternoon. Highs look to be in the low to mid 40s. There is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday.

We may see a few lingering showers early Friday morning. Skies should clear through the day as highs reach the low to mid 50s.

The weekend is looking dry with highs ranging from the mid 60s on Saturday to the low 70s on Sunday.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!