Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Another cloudy day ahead for the Big Country, Heartland and Northern Concho Valley. Expect a few showers to start to develop by midday with increasing chances and coverage by this afternoon and evening. Highs today still warm in the lower to middle 60s. Breezy at times with a west wind. As we head into the night the low pressure area bringing the rain will lift north and east but some moisture will wrap around the system. As the moisture is wrapping around a cold front drops into the Big Country. Based on this trend and timing, a rain and snow mix is expect over the area for overnight and into the morning on Thursday, especially areas north of Interstate 20. There is a chance for some accumulation of snow for areas north of U.S. 380 over the northern counties (Along and north of a Aspermont - Haskell - Throckmorton line). The National Weather Service has suggested this morning a Winter Weather Advisory could be issued for the far northern areas (Haskell, Throckmorton, Stonewall and Knox) for overnight and early in the morning. No accumulation is expect for areas along the Interstate 20 or U.S 180 corridor areas (Central and Southern Big Country, Heartland and Northern Concho Valley). It will be turning sharply colder overnight with lows dipping into the lower 30s.
* Christmas Eve/Christmas: Once the precipitation ends Thursday morning, decreasing clouds and colder with highs in the very low 40s and a few spots staying in the upper 30s. A very cold night with lows in the middle 20s, so wrap up if your heading to the Midnight Mass or a midnight service at your church for Christmas. A cold Christmas morning and still a cool day with mostly sunny conditions with highs in the lower 40s.
* Weekend: Staying mostly sunny and cool for Saturday and Sunday. Daytime highs will be in the lower to middle 40s. Our overnight lows will remain well below freezing into the lower to middle 20s.
* Next Week: Still cool across the area for the start of the week with a few more clouds in the area. Highs in the middle 40s and lows in the middle to upper 20s. Model runs this morning bring the next decent front/system into the region come late Tuesday and into Wednesday. It may be cold enough for some wintry precipitation but for now I am going to opt out of adding any precipitation into my forecast package other than the brief mention here.
* Winter Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center indicates a moderate El Niño pattern will be in place 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.
* 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.
* The latest on your forecast as well as news from around Abilene & the Big Country is coming up on KRBC's Abilene Today starting at 6:00 AM and on Abilene Midday later this morning at 11:30 AM. Our news and weather coverage continues also this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 PM on KRBC.
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Enjoy your Wednesday...
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