Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...
* Partly cloudy and unseasonably warm weather is expected across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley on this Monday. High temperatures will warm into the lower to middle 80s. Low relative humidity and a gusty southwest wind into the afternoon will push us into critical wildfire danger across West Central Texas. Fire weather related advisories are in effect for this afternoon. New record high temperatures will go down in the books today across West Central Texas. The record high today for Abilene is 77° from 1921. Partly cloudy, still breezy and mild tonight with lows in the middle 40s.
* Early/Midweek: High temperatures will warm back into the lower 80s on Tuesday. We'll be flirting with record high temperatures again on Tuesday (82° from 1981) for Abilene. A cold front early on Wednesday will help cool us down some into the lower 60s but we'll back into the lower 70s on Thursday before another cold front arrives by that night. Lows in the 40s and 50s each night.
* Christmas: Cooler temperatures are expected thanks to a strong cold front that will arrive Thursday night. Expect a mostly sunny sky over the long holiday weekend for West Central Texas. Highs on Christmas Eve will be cooler into the lower 50s. Even cooler on Saturday with highs in the middle and upper 40s. Highs will warm back into the lower 50s by Sunday. Overnight lows will be middle 30s Friday morning and into the lower to middle 20s for Christmas morning and Sunday morning.
* 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 Monday...
