Getting A Bit Warmer:

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Quiet weather this morning across the Big Country with temperatures a tad warmer into the middle and upper 60s. Expect a partly cloudy day as cloud cover from Hurricane Jimena off the Pacific coast of Mexico are streaming across into Texas. Otherwise, temperatures will be a bit warmer today with highs near 90° and overnight lows tonight only dipping down into the upper 60s.

* Still expect rain chances to return to the picture by Thursday and into the day on Saturday but it is a very small chance for rain due to northwesterly flow bringing in a disturbance or two by the time period. Still expecting to see clouds the next few days off of Jimena but don't expect us to see any moisture that could translate into the rain. A ridge should set up between Texas and the southwestern states which should block what will remain of Jimena as it drifts into Arizona. Still expect some of the high clouds from the system to drift eastward later this week. Highs a bit warmer into the lower to middle 90s and lows at night into the upper 60s and lower
70s.

* Labor Day Weekend: Other than the small chance for rain on Saturday, the holiday weekend should be nice with partly cloudy conditions and temperatures easing back into the upper 80s with lows into the middle 60s. Don't forget to check out the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon here on KRBC on Monday!

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Have a great Tuesday...