Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** Freeze Warning in effect for tonight and early Friday morning for Brown, Coleman & Runnels County ***
* Sunny and mild today across West Central Texas. It will be breezy but not as bad as we've experienced the last couple of days. Highs today will climb into the middle and upper 60s. Clear and very cold night ahead for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley. Lows tonight will range from the upper 20s to the middle 30s. A freeze warning is in effect for the Northern Concho Valley and Heartland for overnight. This area is likely to see a freeze. Expect a light freeze and areas of patchy frost across a good part of West Central Texas tonight.
* The Weekend/Next Week: Another cool day on Friday with a sunny sky and highs in the middle and upper 60s. A warming trend is expect for the upcoming weekend. Mostly sunny over the weekend and becoming partly cloudy into early next week. Highs in the middle 70s over the weekend and for early next week. Temperatures will cool back down into the lower 70s by Wednesday. Overnight lows in the upper 30s Saturday morning and climbing back into the 40s and 50s for the late weekend and into early next week.
* Time Change: Daylight Saving Time will end Sunday, November 7 at 2:00 AM and at that time we "fall back" an hour. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed that Saturday night or turn them back when you wake up on Sunday morning. In case your wondering we will lose that hour when the time changes on Sunday, March 13, 2011. The Abilene Fire Department would like to remind residents that while your changing the clock to also take the time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It's also a good idea to check the batteries in your weather radio as well.
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.
* 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 Thursday...
