Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chis Whited...* Another cold morning across the area with temperatures between 25-32° in the region. Don't expect any sunshine as today as the cloud deck stretches all the way back into Mexico and southwesterly flow in the upper levels will keep clouds in place. Highs today in the upper 30s and lower 40s. The upper level storm system will approach from the west today. As moisture is lifted up and over the cold air mass, a wintry mix of rain, sleet and even snow is expected to develop late tonight. With the storm system expected to move fairly slowly across our region the wintry mix will continue through early Friday morning. Accumulation of 1/2 to 1.00" is possible across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and Northern Concho Valley but mainly on grassy areas. Temperatures are a factor with this event. If we get colder than the forecast models are showing, we could see a more significant chance for snow and higher accumulation issues. If we stay warmer, then the wintry mix to just a cold rain would be more of what we could expect. KRBC will keep you updated on the event as we get new forecast data into the weather lab as new data could bring a change in the current thinking on our forecast. Travel issues could be possible during the winter weather time frame since temperatures will be cold in the mornings. Lows tonight drop to around 30° with highs tomorrow into the middle 30s and lows by Friday morning into the middle 20s.
* Weekend: Partly cloudy and warmer over the weekend with highs in the lower 50s to middle 50s on Saturday with lows Saturday night into the middel 50s. On Valentines Day we can expect middle to upper 50s and still partly cloudy for Sunday. Another cold front should arrive by Monday into the area.
* 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.
* Join us for the latest news and weather updates in the mornings for Abilene & the Big Country on KRBC's Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues in the afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. on KRBC.
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Enjoy your Tuesday...
