Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Nice weather ahead for the Big Country, the Northern Concho Valley and the Northern Heartland on this election day! A bit of a cool start this morning with temperatures ranging from the middle to upper 40s to middle 50s. Expect a partly cloudy day with highs in the middle to upper 60s. Still come clouds around tonight with lows in the lower to middle 40s.
* Middle/Late Week: Expect mostly sunny conditions with temperatures running slightly below normal. Highs will remain in the middle to upper 60s with lows in the middle 40s but slipping into the middle 30s by Friday morning. The forecast will remain dry.
* The Weekend/Next Week: A slight warming trend is expect for the upcoming weekend. Mostly sunny each day with highs in the lower 70s. Saturday morning lows in the 30s and back into the 40s on Sunday morning. Looks like we'll warm into the upper 70s by Monday of next week. The forecast for the weekend and into early next week remains dry.
* 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.
Have a great Tuesday...
