Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* A weak trough/frontal boundary worked across the area overnight but it's not going to cool us down that much. Highs today will still be warm into the middle and upper 60s. We'll see some clouds across the area at times today. Still partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight with lows dropping into the lower 40s.
* Weekend: Another mostly sunny & slightly warm day on Saturday with highs in the lower to middle 60s. A strong cold front will move into the region on Saturday bring in much cooler weather to West Central Texas. Temperatures will drop into the afternoon and into the night. Our overnight lows will be in the middle 20s. Highs on Sunday will only reach the upper 40s and lower 50s under a mostly sunny sky.
* Next Week: Mostly sunny each day with temperatures warming back into the lower 60s on Monday. Temperatures climb back into the 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday with overnight lows heading back into the middle and upper 30s. Expect a mostly clear sky each day.
* Rain Chances: We still don't see a drop of precipitation in the extended forecast for the next seven days across West Central Texas. We've not had a good soaking rainfall around here since October 23.
* Drought Issues: Drought conditions are in place over the eastern counties of the Big Country and the Northern Heartland, according to the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Coleman, Eastland and Stephens County, along with portions of Brown and Comanche County have been classified as experiencing "moderate stage" drought conditions. The southern portions of Coleman, Brown and Comanche County have been upgraded to "severe stage" drought conditions. Most of the Big Country and the Concho Valley remains classified as "abnormally dry." On the drought monitor this dryness category indicates these areas are slipping toward early stage drought conditions. Widespread deterioration occurred through most of Texas and Oklahoma during the past week, according to information provided with the drought monitor update. Very little precipitation fell during the last few weeks which has led to rapidly increasing impacts and concerns, especially surface moisture declines and its related impacts on wildfire potential and available livestock feed. Fire officials with the Texas Forest Service announced Thursday that the wildfire threat in the state will be serious for the upcoming months.
* 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.
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Have a nice weekend...
