Wednesday,  July 31, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 17 • 28 of 47

Severe Weather Possible Across Central and Southern Plains

• The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening across parts of the central and southern Plains, from southwestern Kansas across the Oklahoma Panhandle and western Texas Panhandle and into northeastern New Mexico. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds up to 5 mph shift

Yesterday's Weather
High:  73.8°F at 3:09 PM
Low: 59.3°F at 11:45 PM
High Gust: 20 mph at 4:40 PM
Precip: 0.41

Record High: 106° in 1987
Record Low:  42° in 1903
Average High: 84°F
Average Low: 59°F
Average Precip in July.:  2.94
Precip to date in July.: 2.41
Average Precip to date: 13.78
Precip Year to Date: 11.82
Sunset Tonight: 9:03 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:18 a.m.

ing to the west after midnight.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
• Friday And Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60.
• Monday Through Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

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