Still Looks Like Some Decent Lowland Rains & Heavy Mtn Snows.
Next Storm Inbound. This Mornings 12Z/5 AM MST ECMWF 500 MB Forecast. Valid @ 5 AM MST Saturday, December 21, 2013. This mornings models are all fairly close in agreeing that our inbound winter storm will be located over the south-central mountains or southeastern New Mexico by sunrise Saturday morning. The closed upper-level low will then begin to open up and pull off to the northeast. This Mornings 12Z/5 AM MST ECMWF Max Temp Forecast. Valid @ 5 PM MST Saturday, December 21, 2013. With the coldest air not arriving until Saturday night, and by then the storm will mostly have departed the local area, we are looking for our high temps on Saturday to climb up into the 50's. Thus rain instead of snow is going to be the primary type of precipitation for the southeastern plains and most of west Texas. This Mornings 12Z/5 AM MST WRF/NAM Total Snowfall Forecast. Valid @ 5 PM MST Saturday, December 21, 2013. Winter Storm Watch- ...
