Here is your updated forecast from the KLBK First Warning Weather Center as of Monday morning:

Short Term Forecast:
*** Heat Advisory in effect until 8:00 PM Monday for Borden and Scurry County. ***

It will be a couple of degrees cooler on this Memorial Day cross the South Plains and the Rolling Plains, but we still expect highs in the upper 90s and lower 100s. Today will be sunny to mostly sunny but there is a very small chance of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon and early in the evening. For most of us, it’s going to be a hot and dry day. We’ll become breezy this afternoon. Mostly clear conditions are expected this evening and tonight. Lows will drop back into the upper 60s and lower 70s. We’ll stay breezy this evening, but the wind will decrease overnight. On Tuesday, it will be sunny to mostly sunny with slightly warmer highs in the lower 100s. 

Extended Forecast:
Hot weather will dominate the forecast across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains this week. Triple-digit heat will hold in place across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains this week. The hottest days will be during the later part of the week. Models show high temperatures falling back into the upper 90s by late in the weekend. Average high temperatures for late May and early June are in the middle 80s. 

Overnight lows will be stay on the warm side with upper 60s and lower 70s expected each day. Average low temperatures for late May and early June  should be in the upper 50s and lower 60s

Overall, it looks to be a hot and dry week across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains. Models do show a very slight chance for a thunderstorm late in the afternoon and into the early evening on Monday. The rest of the week and this coming weekend look dry for now.  

Drought Update:
Our recent rainfall did help improve drought conditions across the South Plains and Rolling Plains. Most of the area was dropped back to severe stage drought status. However, areas that didn’t receive as much rain did stay in extreme to exception status. Below is the graphical look at the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor that was released on Thursday (May 24). 

Lubbock Climate Data for Monday, May 28:
Sunrise:  6:39 a.m. 
Sunset:  8:50 p.m. 
Normal High: 86°
Normal Low: 59°
Record High: 104° (2011)
Record Low: 43° (1961)

Your KLBK First Warning Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny and breezy. Slight chance for a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s to lower 100s. South-southeast wind 10-12 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. The chance for rain is 10 percent.

Tonight: Slight chance for a thunderstorm in the evening. Otherwise mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. South-southeast wind 10-20 mph in the evening, then turning southerly and decreasing to 10-15 mph late. The chance for rain is 10 percent. 

Tuesday: Sunny to mostly sunny and hot. Highs in the lower 100s. South wind 10-15 mph. 

Have a great week!

Meteorologist Chris Whited
KLBK First Warning Weather
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