One more blast of winter on the way Posted On: Saturday, Mar. 20 2010 04:50 AM
By Jackie Stone
Killeen Daily Herald
Today marks the first day of spring, but lawns and flowers will have to wait a few extra days to see the return of sunny skies and warm temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to drop from a high of 81 degrees last Sunday to near freezing tonight, with rain and winds, according to the National Weather Service.
However, chances are good that this weekend will mark the last freeze of the year, said Victor Murphy, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Fort Worth. Since 1900 the average date of last freeze of the year in Killeen is March 11, putting the area about 10 days behind if this weekend becomes the last freeze.
"Statistically speaking, the odds of getting a freeze (after this) would be extremely slim. Basically this looks like the last hurrah for winter time," he said.
A cold front is expected to move through Killeen today, bringing with it a forecast of an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms and rain and winds as high as 40 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 33 degrees tonight and cold temperatures through the weekend.
The area from Waco to Killeen is coming off the fourth coldest recorded winter since 1901, and the coldest since 1984, Murphy said.
Even though things will warm up again next week, Murphy said the same conditions and El Niño pattern that kept cold weather sustained throughout the winter will likely keep temperatures cooler than normal through the rest of spring, and bring more rain than usual as well.
Here's a screenshot off of my iPhone showing the sleet just to the north of us.
According to the AccuWeather app, it has dropped from 57°F to 43°F....and it's supposed to keep dropping until it hits 39°F at 11:00am, then hold steady right about there..........and then drop lower over night.
So much for the First Day of Spring!
LOL!
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