Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Not as cold this morning with most everyone in the 30s and 40s across West Central Texas. A southwest breezy will warm the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley up into the lower 70s on this Tuesday under a sunny sky. We'll remain clear and breezy tonight with lows in the middle 40s. It'll be much warmer and windier on Wednesday with highs in the lower 80s under a sunny sky. There is already a Fire Weather Watch out for Wednesday which will probably be upgraded to a Red Flag Warning by this evening or early tomorrow morning.
* Colder Air Returns: A strong cold front will arrive late Wednesday and early Thursday bring in a much colder air mass for West Central Texas on Thursday and Friday. Highs will be in the lower 50s on Thursday and only into the middle 40s on Friday. Lows Thursday morning will be in the middle 30s but even colder by Friday morning with low temperatures intot he mdidle 20s. Expect a partly cloudy sky each day but with little moisture in the air don't expect any rain chances.
* Weekend: Cool weather for the last shopping weekend before Christmas. Expect a partly cloudy sky with morning temperatures Saturday morning starting out in the lower 20s. We'll only warm into the middle and upper 40s on Saturday afternoon. Another cold night for Saturday night with temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Still partly cloudy on Sunday with highs in the middle and upper 50s and dropping into the middle to upper 30s again for Sunday night. No rain chances are expected in the weekend forecast.
* Drought Information: For the latest drought information & map 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 Tuesday...
