Huge Shift In The Weather, Plus Another Tropical Storm

Right off the bat, I want to show off the great news that came out today.

There it is........the latest Drought Monitor indicates that from all of the rain over the past three weeks, we have dug out of a deep hole. At the beginning of September, most of the Brazos Valley was under an Extreme Drought. However, all the rain took us down to a Moderate Drought, with parts of western Washington County still under a Severe Drought. Nonetheless, our situation has dramatically improved.

Speaking of dramatics, between now and Saturday, a huge swing in the weather is in the offing. A powerful low pressure center will strengthen rapidly over the next 24-36 hours over the Rockies producing drenching rainfall and very heavy snowfall.

We will not see any snowfall, but as the parent low lifts into the northern Plains, the trialing cold front will swing by Saturday producing several early showers and maybe a thunderstorm. By Saturday afternoon, the front will fully pass and deliver in a gusty north wind making the air outside feel much different than our current situation.

Not only will this front steam roll all over the humidity, much cooler air will arrive as well. Daytime highs will still be around 80° Sunday and Monday, the bigger story will be the overnight low temperatures. This layer of cold air is deep enough to take the mercury in the thermometer down into the 50s by Sunday morning and possibly a few of us experiencing upper 40s Monday morning. BRRRR!!!! That's cold. Time to dig through the closet to find our jackets from last winter.

On top of all of this action, Tropical Storm Karen is brewing in the central Gulf of Mexico and will eventually make landfall anywhere between the eastern Louisiana coast and western Florida panhandle.

Karen's track and intensity may change over the course of the next few days. I will keep you up to date with the latest on KAGS-HD News at 6 & 10. Also, you can log onto our website www.kagstv.com

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