Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Sunny and much cooler today for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley on this Thursday. High temperatures today will only warm into the upper 60s and low 70s. A very cold night ahead for all of us as temperatures drop down into the middle and upper 30s. Expect some areas of patchy frost as well.
* The Weekend: Mostly sunny with highs back into in the lower to middle 70s on Friday. We will warm back into the lower 80s on Saturday and middle 80s on Sunday. Lows will range from the middle 40s to the lower 50s over the weekend.
* Next Week: Mostly sunny conditions will remain in place. Another cold front arrives next week knocking highs by Tuesday and Wednesday back into the middle and upper 60s and lower 70s and lows back into the lower to middle 40s.
* Rain Chances: Still no rain chances expected in the extended forecast as a cool and dry air mass will remain in place across West Central Texas. We're over an inch below normal on rainfall for the month of October. We're still running over 5 inches above normal on rainfall for the year.
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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Enjoy your Thursday...
