It's spring in Abilene: Snow possible
Three-day forecast
Today -- Windy with a high near 85, low 48Friday -- Windy with temperatures falling to about 41 by 5 p.m. Overnight low near 32.
Saturday -- Sunny with a high near 66.
Source: National Weather Service
But hail may not be the only frozen precipitation parts of the Big Country might receive -- some areas to the north of Abilene might get snow Friday night.
Of course, that's after an expected high of 85 degrees today.
Wednesday's cold front brought Abilene its biggest rainfall amount since March 13, when 0.74 inches of rain fell, according to the National Weather Service in San Angelo.
Abilene's total rainfall for the year to date is 1.88 inches, more than an inch below the average rainfall of 3.16 inches. Southern parts of Abilene received most of the rain and hail Wednesday; however, Fire Station No. 1 on Grape Street reported penny-size hail at 11:30 a.m.
"We received a lot of calls of pea-sized hail, and we got a few calls reporting anywhere from penny- to nickel-sized hail," said Hector Guerrero, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in San Angelo.
Hail measuring ¾ of an inch was recorded in Silver Valley in Coleman County, which is about 40 miles southeast of Abilene.
Most of the severe weather occurred southeast of Abilene, Guerrero said.
The weather service issued a severe weather warning for Taylor County at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, but the thunderstorms had passed through by 1 p.m.
The National Weather Service could issue freeze advisories Friday, Guerrero said. After today, temperatures should plummet. On Friday, the National Weather Service is predicting temperatures dropping to 41 degrees by 5 p.m. It will be windy throughout the next few days.
Blizzard watches have been issued for the Amarillo area.
"It's going to be chilly, but the good thing is it's spring, so it'll warm up soon," Guerrero said.
Temperatures should climb back into the mid-60s by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
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