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

Short Term Forecast:
We’ll finally start to see the wind speeds decreasing across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains this evening and overnight. The clouds we have around this afternoon evening will gradually start to decrease. With a clear sky and light wind expected overnight, temperatures will bottom out in the upper 20s and lower 30s across the area. The National Weather Service in Lubbock had issued another Freeze Warning for portions of the South Plains and the Rolling Plains. The Lubbock metro area is included in the Freeze Warning. After a cold start on Sunday, we’ll warm into the lower 70s with sunny conditions expected. The wind will be light for a change, around 5-10 mph. 

Saturday Evening Weather Alerts:
A Red Flag Warning Remains in effect until 9:00 PM CDT for Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hall, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Parmer, Stonewall and Swisher County.

A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 7:00 PM CDT for Borden, Dawson, Gaines and Scurry County. 

A Wind Advisory Remains in effect until 7:00 PM CDT for Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hall, Kent, King, Motley, Stonewall and Swisher County. 

Freeze Warning Sunday Morning:
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Freeze Warning from 1:00 AM to 9:00 AM CDT Sunday for Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hall, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn  Kent, King, Motley, Stonewall and  Swisher County.

Extended Forecast:
Warmer weather will return to the south plains and the rolling plains on Monday and Tuesday with highs climbing back into the upper 80s. Highs will drop back middle 70s for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We’ll fall back into lower 70s by next Saturday. 

Lows will be in the middle 40s Monday morning. Lows will warm into the middle 50s for Tuesday morning. We’ll cool back into the middle 40s for Wednesday and Thursday morning. It’ll warm back into the middle 50s Friday morning but will once again cool into the middle 40s Saturday morning.

The forecast will remain dry for the first half of the upcoming week. There is a slight chance for storms Thursday evening along the Texas/New Mexico state line. The American and European forecast models show thunderstorm chances returning on Friday to the area. The American model clears the storms out by Saturday morning, while the European model keeps storms chances in the forecast into Saturday afternoon. The storm prediction center notes that severe weather may be possible on Friday and into Saturday. We’ll keep an eye on things. We’ll take the rain, but we can do without the severe weather. 
 

Drought Update:
Latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of the South Plains and the Rolling Plains remain in severe to extreme drought. Moderate stage drought conditions remain in place across the far southwestern portions of the South Plains. Exceptional state drought conditions are now showing up across extreme northern Swisher, Briscoe and Hall County. We’re also some exceptional drought now over a small portion of King and Cottle County.  As of Saturday evening, 1.07″ of rain has fallen in Lubbock at the airport in 2018. 

Lubbock Climate Data for Sunday, April 8:
Sunrise:  7:36 a.m. 
Sunset:  8:13 p.m. 
Normal High: 73°
Normal Low: 43°
Record High: 93° (2017)
Record Low: 23° (1938)

Your KLBK First Warning Forecast:
Tonight: Clear and cold with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. A light freeze is expected in most areas. Northerly wind 10-20 mph in the evening. The wind will decrease to 5-10 mph overnight. 

Sunday: Sunny and milder with Highs in the lower 70s. Northwesterly wind in the morning will shift to the southwest in the afternoon 5-10 mph. 

Sunday Night: A clear sky with lows in the middle 40s. Southerly wind 5-10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, breezy and warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Southwesterly wind 15-25 mph. 

Meteorologist Chris Whited
KLBK First Warning Weather
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