The forecast for the Killeen-Fort Cavazos area for the upcoming week once again calls for sunshine and daytime temperatures in the upper 70s with lows in the mid 50s, according to the National Weather Service-Fort Worth.
“There may be some rain in the forecast for the following week,” Meteorologist Sarah Barnes said Sunday. “But, it’s really too far away to say for certain.”
With storm clouds covering part of the area over the weekend, some residents reported short downbursts of rain.
“It seems like these downbursts either missed the weather station or were so slight they were unmeasurable,” Barnes said.
According to the website at weather.gov, Killeen has had just over one-half an inch of rain since Nov. 1. The last measurable rain was on Thursday with .12 inches reported. Barnes said there was a trace amount reported on Friday; however, a trace is equal to less than 1/100th of an inch.
Following a check of conditions in Bell County, there has been no change and the county is still listed as having moderate drought conditions.
After surveying the neighborhoods in Killeen on Sunday, there were a number of homes which were watering green lawns and green shrubs. Evidence of autumn: trees with leaves of orange, gold or yellow, were nowhere to be seen.
Barnes said weather conditions are not the norm for November, however, it is by no means the warmest November on record with an 89 registered in 1955.
But in 2024, the daily forecast in Killeen on Veterans Day calls for sunny skies and a high temperature near 78. There will be calm north northwest winds becoming northeast in the afternoon. Overnight conditions will be mostly clear with a low around 51.
Tuesday the high will be near 77 with light and variable winds becoming southeast in the morning. Overnight the low will be around 55 with continued calm winds out of the south, southeast.
Wednesday, the expected high is going to be near 80 under sunny skies and a light south wind. Winds will move around from the north northwest in the afternoon. Overnight, the low is expected to be around 51 with mild winds continuing.
Thursday expect sunny skies and a high temperature near 74 with calm north winds. Cold air will push in overnight bringing the low temperature to around 49 overnight as northeast winds continue around 5 mph.
Look for warm temperatures Friday under sunny skies the high is expected to be 75 with low temperatures in the overnight hours around 53.
Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high climbing to near 79 as clouds move in late afternoon. Overnight expect partly cloudy skies and a low around 61.
There is a 20% chance of showers on Sunday but the high temperature is expected to be near 82.
