Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited:* A cold start to our Monday with temperatures ranging from the lower 20s to the lower 30s across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley this morning. Mostly sunny, breezy and turning milder by the afternoon with highs climbing into the upper 50s and lower 60s across West Central Texas. A cold front will move across the region tonight. As the front moves down across the region there will be an upper level disturbance moving across the region. With some moisture in place there is a chance of light snow late tonight and early Tuesday morning across the Big Country. I'm going with a 30 percent chance of light snow in my forecast package for the area. As far as accumulations we could see a dusting on grassy areas, although a few isolated spots could get up to 0.50 to 1.00" of snow. Lows will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s. At the time of this blog, no Winter Weather Advisories have been issued by the local National Weather Service offices but they could be later today. Stay tuned for updates on Abilene Midday and later today on KRBC News.
* Middle/Late Week: Snow ends Tuesday morning, decreasing clouds and cooler with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Warming back into the middle and upper 50s for Wednesday and Thursday with middle 60s back into the forecast by Friday. Lows will range from the middle 20s to the lower 30s. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions expected each day.
* Weekend: Another cold front will arrive on Saturday cooling weekend high temperatures back into the lower 50s with overnight lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Mostly cloudy on Saturday and partly cloudy on Sunday. Models are hinting at a chance of a shower Saturday but for now I've left it out of my 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 Monday...
