Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Another quiet day ahead for the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley on this Tuesday. A weak cold front moved through the area overnight and will cool our temperatures down today into the lower 50s. Expect a few clouds at times today. Another chilly night ahead with lows dipping into the lower 30s under a partly cloudy sky.
* Middle/Late Week: We'll remain partly cloudy each day with highs in the lower 60s on Wednesday, middle to upper 50s on Thursday and back into the lower to middle 60s on Friday. Overnight lows will hold in the upper 20s to the lower and middle 30s. Another weak front will move through midweek but nothing major with the front.
* Weekend: Moisture will quickly return to the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley by the weekend. A decent system track across south and southeastern areas of the state. We'll be on the northern end of the system and with moisture in place the forecast models are generating a decent chance for rain across our area. The best chance looks to be Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The rain ending by early Sunday morning. Highs in the middle to upper 50s with lows in the middle to upper 30s.
* Next Week: Long range models continue to indicate an Arctic cold blast across a large part of the country including the northern half of Texas and all of West Central Texas. If this forecast pattern holds, this could be the coldest air we've seen so far this winter. Models have backed off on moisture for next week. Way out there (around the 16th) the models are showing cold air and moisture around West Central Texas. Stay tuned as we track this possible cold blast arriving early next week.
* 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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Enjoy your Tuesday...
