Nice Weekend Weather Ahead:

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Quite chilly this morning with temperatures into the upper 40s and the lower 50s across the area. Expect abundant sunshine across the Big Country with warmer high temperatures today as we will near 80° this afternoon. A very nice night ahead, especially for high school games. Clear tonight but temperatures will not be as cool as they have been as drop into the lower 60s.

* Weekend: A few high clouds possible overall a plenty of sunshine for the area this weekend. Just as we have got use to the cooler weather the pattern earlier this week we'll begin a warming trend this weekend well into the upper 80s and lower 90s across the area. We're expecting a dry weather pattern for the next seven days. Another front is due early next week but it doesn't appear to be too strong as we'll remain in the 80s bext week.

* B.C. Balloon Fest 2009: Weather looks great this weekend across the Big Country for the annual ballon fest here in the city of Abilene. Expect mostly sunny conditions, light winds and warm temperatures with upper 80s and lower 90s across the area.

* Drought Information: For the lastest on the drought here across West Central Texas and the Big Country please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning.

* Tropics: For the latest information please visit the KRBC/NBC Hurricane Season 2009 Tracker on the weather section of our website by clicking here. You can also visit the National Hurricane Center website by clicking on the link here.

* Join us on television this morning for the latest on your forecast as well as news from around Abilene & the Big Country on KRBC's Abilene Today starting at 6:00 AM and on Abilene Midday later this morning at 11:30 AM.

* Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick severe weather updates and other random weather information by visiting the KRBC Weather Twitter. You can also check out news updates from KRBC via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.

Have a great weekend...