Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* A nice December day ahead for the 25th annual KRBC Share Your Christmas Food Drive! Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler across West Central Texas on this Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s. Another chilly night ahead with lows in the middle 30s under a mostly clear sky. Warming up across the area with highs back into the 60s for the late part of the week. Still cold a night with lows into he 30s. Expect a few clouds now and then for Thursday and Friday.
* Weekend/Next Week: Another front will move across the area on Saturday bringing in another round of cooler weather for Sunday with highs in the 40s and highs in the 50s on Monday. Warming back up into the 60s by the middle of next week. No rain chances expected for this period.
* Rain Chances: No rain chances are expected for West Central Texas over the next seven days. We've not had a good soaking rainfall around here since October 23. The latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor is now showing all of the viewing area in "abnormally dry" conditions which means areas are showing dryness and are heading into drought conditions. The southern parts of Brown and Comanche County are showing up in "moderate stage" drought conditions.
* 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 Wednesday...
