Wintry Weather Mess Expected

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner ...

As of 9:30pm Monday night, mainly light precipitation was falling across the Big Country with a small batch of freezing rain across portions of Jones, Haskell, Shackelford and Throckmorton counties.

There are several "players" involved in our forecast. First, the cold air is in place. Temperatures aren't expected to warm above freezing until around mid-day Wednesday. Any precipitation which falls will stick on surfaces, mainly vehicles and grass first, then bridges and overpasses, then roadways. Bridges would be my first concern for your Tuesday morning commute.

Southwest flow (Pacific moisture) is set up and will keep our light moisture falling most of the time. What looks like will happen is an disturbance, coming out of the southwest, will approach our area Tuesday afternoon and pass overhead Tuesday night. As that happens, you can anticipate an increase in precipitation Tuesday afternoon but especially Tuesday night. Not only will freezing rain be possible, but expect some sleet to possiby mix in. All this equals an icy scenario through the middle of the day Wednesday.

After Wednesday morning, we should see a rapid improvement in our weather.

Bottom line - we'll continue to experience light freezing precipitation Monday night and Tuesday but amounts and strength of precipitation should increase Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night before ending Wednesday morning. Therefore, the Wednesday morning commute may be worse than the Tuesday morning commute.

Check here often on Bigcountryhomepage.com for updates.

Drive safely !!

Randy Turner