Here is your updated forecast from the KLBK First Warning Weather Center as of Saturday evening:

Short Term Forecast:
It’s been a mostly cloudy and chilly day across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains on this Saturday. Highs today have ranged from the lower 30s to middle 30s across the Rolling Plains. Highs across the South Plains have ranged from the middle 30s to the middle 40s. It’s been coldest to the northeast and warmest to the southwest. Look for partly to mostly cloudy conditions to continue across the area this evening and tonight. Lows tonight will range from the middle 10s to the lower 20s. Our Sunday will start out mostly cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy by afternoon. It’ll be a little warmer with highs in lower to middle 40s across the area. 

Extended Forecast:
Temperatures will begin to warm back up across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains for the upcoming week. Highs will climb back to near 50° on Monday and back into the lower 60s on Tuesday. It’ll warm into the lower to middle 70s for Wednesday and Thursday. Some precipitation chances finally return to the forecast for late Thursday night, on Friday and into Saturday. At this point, it looks like most of the precipitation will be in the liquid form. However, another cold front is due into the area by the end of the week. The timing of the front and the amount of colder air behind it will determine if any wintry precipitation could be a factor as well. For now, I’ll go with highs in the lower to middle 50s on Friday and Saturday. 

Lows Monday morning will be in the lower 20s across the area. It’ll quickly warm back into the 30s for lows Tuesday and Wednesday morning. It’ll drop into the 40s on Thursday morning and then cool back into the 30s for Friday and Saturday morning. The timing of the frontal boundary could impact morning lows Friday and Saturday morning. 

Drought Update:
Extreme to severe stage drought conditions are now in place across nearly all of the South Plains and the Rolling Plains. Moderate stage drought conditions can be found across the extreme southern South Plains and Rolling Plains, as well as across the northern Permian Basin. Saturday marks the 94th consecutive day in a row with no measurable rainfall at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The last measurable rainfall was back on November 8, 2017 when 0.03″ fell. Only a trace of precipitation has been measured in Lubbock since that date.

Lubbock Climate Data for Sunday, February 11:
Sunrise:  7:35 a.m.
Sunset:  6:27 p.m.
Normal High:  58°
Normal Low:  29°
Record High: 91° (2017)
Record Low:  6° (1981)

Your KLBK First Warning Forecast:

Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy and cold. Lows in the upper 10s to lower 20s. Southeasterly wind will turn northeasterly 5-10 mph overnight.  

Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to middle 40s. North-northeasterly wind 5-10 mph. 

Sunday Night: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. South-southeast wind around 5 mph. 

Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs around 50. South-southeast wind 5-10 mph. 

Have a nice Sunday,

Meteorologist Chris Whited
KLBK First Warning Weather
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