Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Cloudy with patchy fog this morning across West Central Texas. Temperatures mostly in the upper 40s and lower 50s this morning. We'll stay cloudy today with highs between 55-60° with a few isolated showers possible late this afternoon. Rain chances will increase tonight with about a 50% chance for showers across the area. The heaviest rain chances will be to our south but we do expect the shower chances tonight. Lows tonight only into the middle 40s.
* The low pressure center will continue to drift across the southern areas of the state tomorrow keeping shower chances in the forecast for the Big Country, Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley for Friday and into Saturday morning. The heaviest rain chances once again will be to our south but a good chance for showers is still expected for the area. The rain will gradually come to an end on Saturday morning. Highs Friday only into the middle and upper 40s, lows in the 30s Friday night.
* Weekend: Decreasing clouds on Saturday but still some lingering showers in the area early in the morning. Highs on Saturday climb well back into the 50s with an overnight low into the lower 30s. Sunday looks nice with a mostly sunny sky with highs back into the low 60s.
* Next Week: Much warmer weather is expected for next week with highs well into the 60s across West Central Texas with mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions. A front by Wednesday should drop highs back into the 50s by Thursday. So far no rain chances into next week.
* The Winter Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center indicates a moderate El Niño pattern continues to bring West Central Texas a wetter pattern here in the winter months. Increased wintry precipitation is possible depending on temperature trends. Equal chances of above or below normal temperatures remain possible for the area.
* Drought Information: For the latest 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 local time. We're starting to see some light drought conditions returning to the far western counties.
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Enjoy your Thursday...
