Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...* Cold start this morning across the region with temperatures ranging from the upper 20s to the upper 30s. On this Tuesday expect ample sunshine, breezy and warmer temperatures across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley. Highs will climb into the middle 70s. Quiet weather this evening but a few clouds will return late tonight and it won't be as cold with lows into the lower 40s.
* Midweek/Late Week: Partly cloudy for Wednesday - Friday across the region with highs into the upper 70s for Wednesday and the lower 80s for Thursday and Friday. Overnight lows will hold into the 40s. A cold front will arrive Friday night and bring in cooler weather for the upcoming weekend.
* The Weekend: Partly cloudy and cooler on Saturday with highs into the middle 60s with lows Saturday night into the middle 30s. Partly cloudy and cool on Sunday with highs in the lower to middle 60s and lows Sunday night into the lower 40s.
* Wildfire Threat: Dry weather will continue this week for West Central Texas. Afternoon relative humidity values will drop to less than 20 percent across most of West Central Texas today and across western sections Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon. Winds will be mostly from the south through Thursday and will be somewhat gusty Wednesday afternoon. However, 20 foot winds will remain less than 20 mph. With these conditions and very dry vegetation elevated fire weather conditions will be present during the afternoon hours.
* 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 Tuesday...
