Calm Before the Storm:

Good Morning from KRBC Forecaster John Nolan...

* Pretty pleasant conditions across the area this morning. We had a few showers and storms develop overnight in the far Northeastern portions of the viewing area but they had dissipated by daybreak. Our temperatures will climb to around 80 after a mild start in the upper 50's to around 60 degrees. You can expect Partly Cloudy skies, with an extremely slight chance for a pop up shower or storm, thanks to the stalled out front to our South.

* It looks to be another mild night with lows right around 60 degrees. We will see some cloud cover tonight as well.

* Things get interesting as we head through the day on Thursday. A strong low pressure area over Southern California will move towards the Texas Panhandle. Winds ahead of the system will shift to the South and East bringing in plenty of moisture. We'll see mild temperatures in the lower 80's which will help with the instability of the atmosphere. Expect storms to develop West of the area during the afternoon on Thursday and move their way East into the viewing area Thursday evening and into Thursday night. Some of these storms could be strong to severe.

* The system moves out early on Friday but there we'll still have a slight chance for rain. Right now, weather for Friday Night Football looks pretty good. Temperatures will be a bit cooler, with highs in the upper 70's.

* Another slight chance of rain for the weekend, but temperatures still holding in the upper 70's to lower 80's.

* Tropics: For the latest on the tropics please visit the National Hurricane Center 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.

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Have a great Wednesday...