Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Still some snow around this morning from the event last night. Be advised that there could still be a few slick spots in random locations across the Big Country. There is also some spots with black ice too this morning. Temperatures are hovering in the upper 20s and lower to middle 30s across West Central Texas this morning. On this Monday expect a sunny sky with high temperatures into the middle and upper 40s. Clear and cool tonight with lows in the lower 30s. On Tuesday we'll start out sunny but clouds will be on the increase by the afternoon. Warmer and breezy on Tuesday with highs in the middle and upper 50s.
* Midweek Winter Storm: The cold front will move into West Central Texas late Tuesday night and into early Wednesday. Our winter weather event will begin with a wintry mix of rain/freezing rain/sleet and snow at first and will chance over to an all snow event overnight and during the day on Wednesday. The best chance of accumulation will be north of Interstate 20. Based on current weather data we'll forecast an accumulation of 1-3 inches across the area with some isolated higher totals over the far northern counties of the Big Country. Lows Tuesday night into the lower to middle 10s and highs on Wednesday in the upper 10s and lower 20s. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has already put out a Winter Storm Watch for our easternmost counties (Stephens, Eastland) for late tomorrow night and into the day on Wednesday. No advisories have been issued by the other NWS offices covering our viewing area yet. Stay tuned for updates.
* Late Week: Mostly sunny and cold on Thursday with lows around 15 in the morning and warming up into the middle 30s later in the day. Cooling down into the lower 20s under a mostly clear sky Thursday night and Friday morning. Warmer on Friday with highs warming into the lower 50s under a sunny sky.
* Weekend: Abundant sunshine and warmer with afternoon highs in the lower to middle 60s and overnight lows into the lower and middle 30s.
* 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...
