…by tomorrow night, thanks to a shift in the northern jet bringing arctic Canadian air in tomorrow morning through Monday colliding with a low pressure trough moving in from the west and drawing in moisture from the Pacific and the Gulf, says the LCRA’s Bob Rose:
"Long-term climate records indicate sleet and freezing temperatures this late into April are unprecedented in this part of Texas, so this weekend’s weather has the potential to be a record-setting event!"
Fortunately none of it is expected to stick as the ground is too warm, but the Panhandle could get an inch or more. We’ll be luckier, with just a wet, cold and windy Saturday with a wind chill in the 20s. Mom and Mr. B. will have fun decorating Easter eggs, and making cookies and chili. Sunday it’s supposed to warm up a little and more on Monday. We had planned a drive into the Hills Sunday to see the wildflowers, and we may do it yet.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 