Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Hot and dry weather remains in place across West Central Texas as we start a new week and transition into the month of August. Abilene finally saw its first official 100° day of 2010 with a high of 101° at the airport. The rest of the area saw numbers between 98 and 104° for afternoon highs on Sunday. Our highs today will be in the same range with many spots at or just over 100 by the afternoon. Overnight lows tonight will drop into the lower to middle 70s. Abundant sunshine is expected today and clear sky for tonight.
* Hot and dry weather remains in place across West Central Texas as we start a new week and transition into the month of August. Abilene finally saw its first official 100° day of 2010 with a high of 101° at the airport. The rest of the area saw numbers between 98 and 104° for afternoon highs on Sunday. Our highs today will be in the same range with many spots at or just over 100 by the afternoon. Overnight lows tonight will drop into the lower to middle 70s. Abundant sunshine is expected today and clear sky for tonight.
* The Week Ahead: Upper level high pressure dome remains in place across the state of Texas (just to our east) so this week we'll continue the hot and dry weather trend with afternoon highs each day into the upper 90s and low 100s each day and overnight lows in the lower to middle 70s. Sky conditions will be sunny to mostly sunny each day.
* Hot Weather Safety: Medical experts remind everyone to be extremely careful when outside in the hot and humid weather. Some safety tips recommended include drinking plenty of water and taking frequent breaks in a cool spot. Also be sure to check on the elderly and your pets. You should also wear light colored clothing and don't forget to apply the sunscreen regularly. If you can you should up off your outdoor activities until early in the morning and into the evening to avoid the peak heating hours. An average of 175 Americans succumb to hot weather during the summer months across the country.
* Tropics: For the latest information please visit the National Hurricane center website by their website by clicking here. The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will end on November 30th.
* 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.
* KRBC has you covered with the latest news and weather information this morning on Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and later this morning on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. You can always get news and weather information anytime on our website at BigCountryHomepage.Com.
* 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...
* Hot Weather Safety: Medical experts remind everyone to be extremely careful when outside in the hot and humid weather. Some safety tips recommended include drinking plenty of water and taking frequent breaks in a cool spot. Also be sure to check on the elderly and your pets. You should also wear light colored clothing and don't forget to apply the sunscreen regularly. If you can you should up off your outdoor activities until early in the morning and into the evening to avoid the peak heating hours. An average of 175 Americans succumb to hot weather during the summer months across the country.
* Tropics: For the latest information please visit the National Hurricane center website by their website by clicking here. The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will end on November 30th.
* 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.
* KRBC has you covered with the latest news and weather information this morning on Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and later this morning on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. You can always get news and weather information anytime on our website at BigCountryHomepage.Com.
* 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...
