Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Cold front continues to move south into the Big Country this morning and will bring in much colder air today. We hit a high of 83 yesterday and by this afternoon, some areas will be in the upper 30s with others in the low 40s with some light snow.
* Temperatures: Highs will be reached this morning. As of 4:00 AM, Abilene was sitting at 61° while other spots were in the upper 50s. By lunchtime the front should be well into the area and temperatures drop quickly into the middle and upper 40s. By afternoon we should be in the lower 40s with a few spots in the upper 30s. Tonight we all will see a freeze with lows between 30-33° and a cold northwest wind.
* Winds: Wind Advisory in effect today for the northwest winds that will gust between 20-35 miles per hour all day and tonight bringing in the blast of colder air into West Central Texas.
* Snow: Our futurecast model keeps snow today and this afternoon along and north of Interstate 20. We're not expecting a blizzard like up toward Amarillo but there will be some snow showers today across the northern half of the area. The precipitation should start as a light cold rain/drizzle and eventually turn over into light snow later in the day. No accumulation is expect and we don't see any travel problems. Now having said no accumulation, there could be a little on grassy spots across the far Northern Big Country, we'll say north of US 380.
* Weekend: Cool day Saturday after starting out at freezing, we'll warm to near 54 in most areas. Clouds will be on the decrease. Another chilly night Saturday night with lows in the middle 30s. Sunday we should be back in the lower 70s.
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Have a great weekend...
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