SAN ANGELO, Texas — UPDATE (3 p.m. Dec. 30): A winter storm warning has now been issued for a good portion of West Texas. This includes the City of San Angelo. It will go into effect at midnight and last until 6 p.m. Thursday. Widespread 3-6 inch snow totals can be expected, with locally higher amounts possible.
ORIGINAL STORY: Wednesday morning, rain showers are expected to develop across the region as a cold front pushes into the area. This activity will be light in nature.
Temperatures throughout the day Wednesday will fall from the 50s early in the morning, to near 40 degrees by the evening. Isolated rain showers will be possible throughout the day, but activity will be scattered.
By the evening hours, rain will begin to transition to a rain/snow mix towards the Permian Basin.
Overnight Wednesday into Thursday, activity will increase in coverage. Rain will transition to an icy mix by early Thursday across most of the region. At this time, roadways may become slippery. This is especially the case on bridges and overpasses.
By the late morning and early afternoon Thursday, ice will transition to all snow. Snow is expected to continue through much of the evening hours Thursday. When exactly that transition takes place determines how much snow accumulation may be seen. As of Tuesday evening, it is still uncertain how much snow may fall. However, several inches of snow is possible, especially in our western communities.
Here is a simpler breakdown of the timing expected (as of Tuesday evening):
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