NWS: Wind Advisory Friday for Most of West Texas

SAN ANGELO – Meteorologists with the National Weather Service office in San Angelo have issued a Wind Advisory for the Concho Valley from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday.  

A strong cold front will move across the area dropping temperatures overnight Friday night. 

West winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph region wide behind the cold front could make driving high profile vehicles difficult.  The gusty winds could also blow around unsecured objects and create dusty conditions.

Power lines could also be knocked down by fallen tree limbs causing sporadic power outages in the area.  

Winds were strong and gusty Thursday night and early Friday morning.  At Mathis Field in San Angelo, the peak windspeed was 39 mph from the south-southwest just before midnight.  

There is a slight chance of showers Friday morning in the eastern Concho Valley counties mainly east of a Breckenridge to San Saba to Fredericksburg line.  There is a possibility those storms could become severe with hail and damaging winds the primary threat.  A possible tornado cannot be ruled out according to the NWS.  

Expect milder conditions after the passage of the front over the weekend.  The coldest period will be Saturday morning around sunrise with temperatures around 40 degrees.  Things warm up nicely with highs Saturday in the 70s and then climbing back into the 80s by Sunday afternoon.