Hot Weather Continues

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Dolly is approaching the Lower Rio Grande Valley this morning as I write this blog bringing very heavy rain to south Texas. I talked to a good friend of mine who is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi who reports very heavy rainfall with the northern bands moving across that area. I asked him to please share because we really need a good soaking rain up this way. Speaking of Dolly and rain, it looks like we are going to miss out on any rain from Dolly...models tend to say everything will stay around I-10 and southward. Just clouds from the system working up this way.

* Speaking of rain, we are now officially below normal on rainfall for the year. As of this morning, Abilene is now 0.01" below normal on rainfall. The US Drought Monitor has most of the Big Country under D0-Abnormally Dry drought conditions, while the far Eastern and Western Big Country, Heartland, and Northern Concho Valley are under D1-Moderate Drought Conditions.

* Our forecast will remain hot and dry for the next seven days with highs in the upper 90s and lows into the middle 70s with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. I will be somewhat cooler to end the week thanks to more clouds because of Dolly, but still plenty of heat for the area.


KRBC Triple Doppler Forecast:

Today:
Partly Cloudy & Hot
Highs: 98-101°
Wind: SE 5-10
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Threat: None

Tonight:
Partly Cloudy & Warm
Lows: 73-75°
Wind: SE 5-10
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Threat: None

Thursday
Partly Cloudy & Slightly Cooler
Highs: 92-95°
Winds: SE 5-10
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Threat: None

Have a great Wednesday...