Good Moring from Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Winter Weather Advisory in effect until Noon for Coleman, Brown, Runnels, Coke and Comanche County of the Heartland and Northern Concho Valley. The main band of snow has been well south of Interstate 20 this morning in a band from Midland & Odessa to San Angelo to Brady. A light band of snow will be possible across the Big Country but any measurable snow accumulation should now be well south of Interstate 20. This is why the National Weather Service dropped Sweetwater, Abilene and Baird areas from the Winter Weather Advisory early.
* Areas of light snow will continue this morning with any accumulation well south of the Interstate 20 corridor down across the Concho Valley and the Heartland. A few light snow showers and flurries are possible north of I-20 though midday. Snow will end my midday with clouds breaking up by the late afternoon. Highs today will range from 35-39 for all of us. Partly cloudy this evening then mostly clear overnight and very cold with lower 20s across the arae.
* Weekend: Winds will pick up out of the south warming us up to near 50° on Saturday and we're near 60° on Sunday with mostly sunny conditions. Overnight lows will be into the 30s. Not to bad for weekend activities and for those of you heading out to do some shopping.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 and winter 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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