Mark Rowlett

Abilene

Chief Meteorologist at KTXS-TV (Abilene, TX)

Chief Meteorologist @ KTXS-TV

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Rainfall reports from Tuesday evening

1 week ago | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — Our wet spring continues. Another wave of rain with embedded thunderstorms moved through or region Tuesday morning. Mathis Field on the south side of San Angelo measured 3.19 inches - for a new daily record for May 6th. This was also the 3 highest daily rainfall recorded in the month of May. Abilene Regional Airport reported 0.80 inches of rainfall for May 6th. Abilene is now 2.36 inches above normal for this far into 2025.
April climate review

1 week ago | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — It was a wet month of April in Abilene, Texas. Rainfall measured at the Abilene Region Airport totaled 5.98 inches. This was the 8th wettest April on record. Full year records began in 1886 for Abilene. The wettest April was in 1890 with 9.80 inches of rainfall. This was over 4 inches above with is normally expected for the month of April. That "extra" rainfall helped to push our total for 2025 to 1 and 1/2 inches above normal.
Checking lake levels

2 weeks ago | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — Recent heavy rainfall has filled some lakes in our area. Here are some lake levels in our region as of Wednesday evening:Lake Stamford has risen 6/10 of a foot in the past 48 hours and is now full and 1/3 of a foot above conservation pool. Lake Brownwood continues full and is almost 1/2 foot above conservation pool. Lake Coleman remains full and is 1/2 a foot above conservation pool. Lake Leon is full and maintaining conservation pool level.
Long duration freeze ahead

2 months ago | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for our entire region beginning Tuesday afternoon and lasting at least into Thursday. Very cold arctic air will blow into our area during the day Tuesday. High temperatures for most of us will occur Tuesday morning with temperatures below freezing by sundown. We are monitoring a sight risk for light accumulations of freezing rain in our eastern areas Tuesday afternoon and evening. Snow flurries are possible for Tuesday night.
Warm February start in Abilene

Feb 6, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — Thursday the high temperature at Abilene zoomed up to 87 degrees F. This broke the old record of 84 degrees set it 1904. Wednesday the high temperature reached 83 degrees. This tied the record of the date previously set it 1925.. Monday the high temperature was 86 degrees. This broke the previous record of 82 degrees set it 1986. Well above normal afternoon temperatures are forecast for Friday and Saturday, but they may not break records.
Warmest Feb 3rd on record in Abilene

Feb 3, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — I'll bet your air conditioner was running Monday afternoon. This is been the warmest February 3rd on record for Abilene, TX. Full year records go back to 1886. The temperature climbed to 86 degrees F Monday afternoon in Abilene, TX. The old record for February 3rd in Abilene is 82 degrees set in 1976. The current normal high temperature for this date is 61 degrees. So, we were 25 degrees above normal. The low temperature so far Monday has been only 60 degrees.
It's a cold January

Jan 23, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — Have your been feeling cold? January of 2025 is currently running over 6 degrees below normal. We are in 18th place for coldest January through Thursday. (Yes, we still have 8 more days left in the month.)The average daily temperature has been below normal 19 of the past 23 days. This is quite a change after the 3rd warmest December on record. Below normal temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend.
Wind Advisory for Friday

Jan 16, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

ABILENE, Texas — A Wind Advisory will be in effect for the day Friday for the western half of our area. Watch out for southwest to west winds increasing to 25-35 mph steady with gusts to 40 mph by early afternoon. These winds will bring in very warm temperatures for January with highs in the lower 70s Friday afternoon. This will increase wind fire danger for Friday. Avoid creating unnecessary sparks that could lead to a grass fire that would quickly spread in these conditions.
Wintry weather into Thursday night

Jan 8, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for our entire area into Friday morning. Some accumulations of ice or snow are expected which could cause travel problems. Watch out for icy spots especially on bridges and overpasses. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect to east for the Metroplex. That area is expected to see more significant snowfall or ice that will cause travel problems. Expect rain showers that will mix with sleet for Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Smaller snowmen

Jan 7, 2025 | ktxs.com | Mark Rowlett

TOPICS:SnowRainSleetWeatherPrecipitationTemperaturesTravelAccumulationsWeather forecast models have trended warmer with lower amounts of precipitation beginning Wednesday night into Thursday. It's now expected to be more of a rain / sleet / snow mixture moving in Wednesday night and continuing well into the day Thursday. Looking at the models below: green is rain, pink is sleet and white to blue is snow.