Nice Weather to Begin 2010

From KRBC Chief Meteorologist Randy Turner .... 3:45 Friday Update

New Year's Day was very nice as temperatures snuck past 50 in Abilene with sunny skies and light wind.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs also in the low 50's.

A cold front drops into the area by Sunday morning, so highs Sunday will be in the low to mid 40's.

Skies will range from mostly sunny to partly cloudy this weekend and no precipitation is expected.

Dry weather continues Monday with highs in the upper 40's.

The warmest day of the week looks to be Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 50's.

LOOK OUT FOR THE ARCTIC EXPRESS .....

Changes begin Wednesday as what looks like the coldest airmass of the season drops out of the Arctic, straight down the front range of the Rockies and right into the Big Country. The forecast highs and lows are tough to pinpoint as of this writing, but for now I'm going with a high around 40 on Wednesday but only around 32 on Thursday. We could easily see temperatures in the teens this time around so use this weekend and early next week to make sure all pipes are properly insulated and livestock have an extra supply of food supplements to get through the cold Thursday through next weekend.

Check back for updates and have a great weekend !!

Randy