Afternoon high temperatures Monday will reach near 110 degrees in San Angelo therefore an Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A line of thunderstorms developed early Friday morning across the Permian basin and moved across the Concho Valley dumping some much needed moderate rainfall ahead of a weekend heat wave expected to shatter high temperature records next week.
Sizzling hot temperatures up close to 110 degrees will bake the area beginning Monday as the drought intensifies early this year. Mathis field has recorded only 2.77 inches of rain this year which is 5.45 inches below normal.
The best chances for rain in West Central Texas over the next 24 hours will be in the Abilene area Wednesday night and then around I-10 and Sonora on Thursday with little or no rain expected in the San Angelo area.
om Green County Commissioners Tuesday morning unanimously voted to ban outdoor burning again after six days of allowing residents to burn trash and brush.
The Mesquite Heat Fire in Taylor County is now 100% contained. All state resources have been released and the fire has transitioned back to the local unit.
