Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...* A cloudy morning with temperatures hovering in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Expect patchy fog to continue across West Central Texas this morning. In some areas the visibility may drop to less than a mile. Showers will expand farther north into West Central Texas from the south. Rainfall amounts will generally be in the trace range. However a few locations might receive a fewHundredths to a tenth of an inch. The shower chances should end tonight with fog developing again across our area. Highs today don't move all that much as we stay in the 45-52° range most of the day. Lows tonight are cooler in the middle 30s.
* Weekend: Decreasing clouds on Saturday with some fog early in the morning. Daytime highs will climb into the upper 50s. Overnight lows drop again into the middle 30s Saturday night. Still a few clouds in the area on Sunday with highs warmer into the middle 60s.
* Next Week: Much warmer weather is expected for next week with highs well into the upper 60s across West Central Texas with mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions at least through midweek. A front should arrive by late Wednesday drop highs back into the upper 50s by Thursday, Models also bring a slight rain chance into the area late Wednesday night and into the day on Thursday.
* 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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Have a nice weekend...
