Hot Weather on the Way

From the KRBC Weather Lab ....

Tonight we tracked a large supercell thunderstorm which developed on the east side of Breckenridge then slid southeast toward Stephenville. Along the way, it developed a wall cloud and funnel and dropped some very large hail described as the size of baseballs and grapefruit around the Thurber area.

Abilene received a light shower on the south side of town, but that's about it as of 9:00pm.

What's to come? Hot weather. It was hot enough today (92 the official high in Abilene) and will be around 90 on Wednesday. There is a slight chance for more thunderstorms across the eastern Big Country and into the Heartland around Brownwood.

Thursday is our "furnace day" as highs approach 100 degrees, likely our hottest day yet this year.

Friday is hot again, middle 90's for the Western Heritage Classic.

This weekend, I've made some changes to the forecast, cooling temperatures to around 80 each day with a cold front lingering and adding a slight 20 percent chance of rain both Saturday and Sunday - a chance which may increase as we get closer to the weekend.