Heavy Rain in the Forecast
Rain totals for the end of the week.
We are tracking our next storm system that will bring Central Texas a round of heavy rain starting Thursday and lasting through Saturday. This system is going to be a powerful one and will be using Pacific moisture in the upper levels and Gulf of Mexico moisture at the surface. From the map above, the current forecast calls for 1-3 inches of rain with isolated amounts as high as 4 to 5 inches, especially across parts of the Brazos Valley. No severe weather is expected but there could be a few rumbles of thunder mixed in.
By late Friday into Saturday morning, we will be on the back side of this storm system and temperatures will be cooling off. Some computer models do show us getting to the freezing mark which would lead to a wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain, and snow. As of right now, no major impacts are expected but if the models trend colder through the week, that is something that might change. You have to consider that we are in the middle of winter and the track of this system is very favorable for winter weather across Texas. We will have updates later this week. — First Alert 25 Meteorologist Conley Isom
