... Much colder temperatures arrive tonight and linger through
Sunday along with the chance for winter weather Sunday...
An Arctic airmass will start to settle over the region late
tonight through early Saturday morning bringing much colder
temperatures. This cold airmass will remain in place through
Sunday night. At the same time... a storm system will push east off
the Pacific coast and move towards the region arriving during the
day Sunday. As this storm system approaches... warm and moist air
will start to push over the cold airmass setting the stage for a
possible winter weather event during the day Sunday.
Unfortunately... there remains considerable uncertainty as to what
conditions in the atmosphere will be like Sunday afternoon. The
entire range of winter weather precipitation types could be
possible which means freezing rain... sleet... snow... or a mix of
all these types are possible. A few areas across the rolling
plains may see temperatures stay warm enough that rain could also
mix in with the various types of precipitation. It remains too
early to tell what amount of frozen precipitation will fall.
It does appear that the most favorable time for winter weather
will be from mid-morning Sunday through Sunday evening... with the
most favorable locations being southeast of a Denver City to
Silverton line. Precipitation will gradually taper off from west
to east through Sunday night into early Monday morning as the
storm system pushes east of the region.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of
weather information to keep informed for any watches... or
warnings that may be issued in the next 24 hours.
National Weather Service:
Special Statement
Childress, TX
Current Conditions
36 °F
Clear
9 mph
from the East
27 °F
30.34 in
29 °F
70%
10.0 miles
Childress, TX
Updated — 8:53 PM CST on February 10, 2012
Local Radar
Forecast for Childress (79201)
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Friday
Clear
H 52° / L 18°
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Saturday
 Partly Cloudy
H 34° / L 14°
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Sunday
 Ice Pellets
H 34° / L 29°
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Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 31°
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Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
H 58° / L 38°
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Tonight
Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 19. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday NightMostly cloudy. Lows around 13. East winds around 10 mph.
Sunday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow...light freezing rain and light sleet. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday NightMostly cloudy. Chance of light freezing rain and light sleet in the evening...then a chance of snow...light freezing rain and light sleet after midnight. Not as cold. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
Monday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Statement as of 3:46 PM CST on February 10, 2012
Special Statement
