Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 7:27 am CST on November 15, 2009
Now
Isolated rain showers will continue to move across the far southeastern Texas Panhandle. Rain amounts with these showers should be light...generally less than a tenth of an inch. Some locations that could be affected through 10 am CST include Shamrock...and Wellington. In addition...patchy fog will continue through mid morning. Visibilities of less than a mile at times will be possible. Some of the locations that could be affected through 10 am CST include Dalhart...Amarillo...Dumas...Pampa...and Hereford. Motorists should exercise caution for rapidly changing visibilities. The fog should begin to dissipate by 10 am.
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain in the evening... then a slight chance of light rain and light snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:09 am CST on November 15, 2009
... Winter weather impact statement...
Valid...
Through Monday Nov 16 2009
Winter weather expected...
Mainly snow... though periods of a wintry mix of rain and snow are expected.
Affected area...
The Oklahoma Panhandle will have the largest accumulations and biggest impacts. Across the Texas Panhandle... periods of snow are possible... but little to no accumulations are expected.
Forecast timing of the event...
Mostly rain is expected through the day on today... with the exception of the far western Oklahoma Panhandle. By early this evening... snow is expected across the western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas panhandles. By midnight Sunday night... much of the region... with the exception of the far southeastern Texas Panhandle... will see mainly snow. The snow should Switch Back to rain Monday morning. The precipitation will end from southeast to northwest starting early Monday morning.
Potential impacts...
Snow accumulations of 1 to 6 inches are possible in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Across Texas Panhandle... any snow accumulations should be less than an inch. Across the region... northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts will be possible today through Monday afternoon.
Roads could become snow packed across the Oklahoma Panhandle this evening through Monday morning. Across the region... including locations with light snow accumulations... strong northerly winds could lead to reduced visibilities due to blowing snow this evening through Monday morning. Some melting of the snow is possible by Monday afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing.
Discussion...
The surface cold front is still expected to arrive in the Oklahoma Panhandle by this morning... and in the southern Texas Panhandle by mid afternoon on Sunday. The upper level low is now expected to track across the central Texas Panhandle Sunday night... this is further north than previously expected. Therefore... lower snow accumulations are expected than previous forecasts. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through Monday for the Oklahoma Panhandle.