Slight risk for severe weather tomorrow...

The Storm Prediction Center has placed us under a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow.  A fairly strong, but dying upper-level low centered over Oklahoma will continue to migrate to the east.  As it does, we'll see lapse rates steepen as colder air aloft advects eastward, and we'll see CAPE values approaching 1000 J/Kg.  This should be enough for some strong thunderstorms to spawn across the central portion of the state tomorrow, likely contributing some hail and damaging winds to the weather.

 Lead Forecaster: Jeremy Young

Highlights:

-- Pattern change for the rest of the week

-- Cooler temperatures and chances of precipitation through the weekend

Forecast:

Deep upper level trough that has been producing heavy rain and severe weather in TX through the week, will cut-off and slowly drift across our region through the weekend.  With enhanced lift and a cool core aloft will allow for showers and thunderstorms to develop starting Thursday. A cool front will then proceed through early Friday morning bringing temperatures down to more seasonable. QPF amounts vary, but not expecting near the intensity experience across the southern plains. Bottom line is temperatures will top off near 79 with heavy cloud cover and thundershowers Thursday with a low around 60 as the cold front approaches. Temperatures will continue to fall with higher precip chances Fri and a high and low of 70/55. Rain should end by Sunday with partly cloudy skies and a high near 70.

Next Update:  Monday, March 26
Lead Forecaster:  Kyle Berry