Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Expect a partly cloudy day with afternoon highs topping out near 80. Partly cloudy conditions will remain in place tonight with lows in the midle to upper 50s. Breezy conditions will prevail through the weekend. Weather not to bad for high school football games across the region tonight.
* Weekend: Remaining partly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the upper 70s/lower 80s and overnight lows in the middle 50s. Clouds will increase for the day on Sunday. The cold front still on track to move in area early on Sunday increasing chances for a few showes and maybe an isolated thunderstorms. The rain should end by Monday morning.
* Next Week: Cooler air arriving with the front on Sunday. Expect highs in the 50s for Monday and Tuesday and 60s into the middle of next week. Cold nights return with lows in the 30s through the middle of next week. The forecast looks dry into next week.
* Winter Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center indicates a moderate El Niño pattern is taking shape and will bring West Central Texas a wetter pattern for the winter months. There is also a chance for increased winter precipitation depending on temperature trends. Data suggests equal chances of above or below normal temperatures, so more than likely the numbers will remain near normal for this time of year.
* First Freeze Dates: We're pretty much right on the time frame for the average first freeze dates for the fall season for us here in our part of West Central Texas.Here are just a few of the dates as reported by the San Angelo National Weather Service: Abilene - November 12, Coleman - November 13, Brownwood - November 13, Ballinger - November 9, and Rotan - November 12. The National Weather Service has indicated that some areas could run a little late getting to the first freeze for this year. So far the coldest we've seen this fall for Abilene has been has been 34 back on October 27.
* Drought Information: For the lastest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM.
* 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. The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will end on November 30th.
* 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. More news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 PM on KRBC.
* Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick weather updates, especially during severe weather events affecting the Big Country 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.
Enjoy your weekend...
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