Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited:* A very nice day ahead for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley with plenty of sunshine and highs climbing into the upper 70s and the lower 80s today. Clear and mild tonight with lows around 50° with breezy conditions at times today and tonight.
* The Week Ahead: Sunny conditions will continue into the middle of the week with very warm weather ahead. Highs will climb into the upper 80s and lower 90s across the region which is the warmest air so far this season. Clouds return on Thursday with highs dropping back into the middle 80s. The next storm system arrives by Friday with a chance for showers and thunderstorms on Friday with highs back into the lower 70s. Lows each night into the 50s.
* The Weekend: Showers and thunderstorms are possible Saturday morning across the area with storms gradually moving eastward. Clouds will be on the decrease later into the day with highs in the lower 70s. Mostly clear Saturday night with lows in the middle 40s. Mostly sunny and nice on Easter Sunday. Temperatures will be in the middle 40s for sunrise services and temperatures warming up into the middle 70s later in the day.
* 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.
* KRBC on 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. News updates from KRBC and our website BigCountryHomepage.Com are available via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.
Enjoy your Monday...
