Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Texans pray for rain, wildfires still rage...Meanwhile, rain showers pull out this evening but water levels across much of the area continue to rise. The mountain counties will have widespread high water problems. Flash flood watches and flood warnings are set to expire overnight. However, with repeated downpours many locations will see flood warnings being reissued tonight & early tomorrow morning. Warm air and a few stubborn clouds will linger in the area keeping overnight lows in the upper 50s. Forecast will stay dry tonight but we'll need to keep the rain gear handy.


We'll start Wednesday with patchy fog and temperatures in the 60s. Southwest winds will continue to bring plenty of warm air into the region as the day progesses Wednesday. Tempereatures could reach the low 80s! Leftover convection will redevelop during the day and we'll see another round of rain showers with occasional thunderstorms. Flooding problems are also a strong possibility, especially for areas that received a good soaking today. Damaging wind gusts will also reemerge during the day Wednesday.


Northwest winds & cooler air on the backside of the frontal system will put overnight lows in the lower 40s Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Otherwise, high pressure will take over sometime Wednesday night. This will allow for clearing skies late Wednesday.


We've got mostly sunny skies & highs around 60 during the day Thursday. A warm front & a few light sprinkles will lift north with a warm front on Friday. Cold front with more unsettled weather will arrive Saturday. We'll keep chance rain showers & thunderstorms this weekend. Temperatures will stay mild over the weekend with warmer temps on tap Monday.