Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** A Red Flag Warning is in effect for this afternoon and the early evening for the central, northern and western counties of the Big Country. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the eastern counties of the Big Country. ***
* Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm weather is expected across West Central Texas on this Wednesday. Under a mostly sunny sky we'll warm into the lower 80s across the area. We're also expecting a very windy day with a strong southwest wind. We're also under critical wildfire danger so fire weather related advisories are in effect for the KRBC viewing area. We're also flirting with record high temperatures today. The record high for Abilene today is 82° from 1908. We may tie or break that record high later this afternoon. Mostly clear and turning colder tonight as a front moves into the region. Lows will fall into the middle 30s.
* Colder Air Returns: A strong cold front will arrive overnight and into early Thursday bringing in a much colder air mass for West Central Texas for the late week. Partly cloudy and much colder on Thursday with highs in the lower 50s and dropping down into the middel 20s for Thursday night. A weak system will work across the region on Friday increasing cloud cover and squeezing out some moisture. Cloud cover will keep temperatures into the upper 30s and lower 40s. There is a slight chance of light rain for the area that could have some snow mixed in with it at times. No accumulation is expected. The best chance of seeing the snow mix would be across the Northern Big Country. Very cold for Friday night as we drop into the lower 20s under a partly cloudy sky.
* 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 around 30. Still partly cloudy on Sunday with highs in the 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 Wednesday...
