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

Short Term Forecast:
For the third day in a row, Lubbock climbed into the triple-digits and set yet another record high. The old record high for today was 98° from 1962. So far the airport topped out at 100° this afternoon. We’ve seen a few isolated showers and a few storms try to get going this afternoon along and ahead of the dryline. An isolated storm or two will remain possible across the Rolling Plains this evening. Any storm that develop could be on the strong to severe side. Otherwise, it will be a partly cloudy, breezy and warm night with lows ranging from the middle 60s to the lower 70s. Mother’s Day on Sunday will start out mostly sunny, then become partly cloudy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along and east of the dryline late into the afternoon and into the evening hours. Any storms that develop could be on the strong to severe side. It will be breezy and not as hot on Sunday as highs will fall back into the middle 90s. 

Extended Forecast:
With the dryline in the area, there is a slight chance a late afternoon and evening thunderstorm each day. The better thunderstorm chances will be Monday PM and Tuesday PM. Otherwise, we’ll have to see if an isolated storm can develop on the dryline for the middle and later part of the upcoming week. The position of the dryline, of course, will dictate who gets that chance of a thunderstorms.

We’ll get a break from the heat as highs fall back into the middle 90s on Sunday and into the lower 90s for the first half of the week. It’ll warm up back into the middle 90s Thursday and Friday, before falling back into the lower 90s next Saturday. Keep in mind, average highs this time of year are into the middle 80s.

Low temperatures this week will remain on the warm side with middle 60s expected for the most part. Models show it slightly cooler in the lower 60s Wednesday morning. Average lows for this time of year are in the middle 50s. 

Drought Update:
Drought conditions have started to increase across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains once again. The last update of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates most of the South Plains is in severe to extreme drought. There are some spots in exceptional drought across the north-central South Plains. The drought is a little worse across the Rolling Plains where extreme and exceptional drought conditions are in place. 

Lubbock Climate Data for Sunday, May 13:
Sunrise:  6:48 a.m. 
Sunset:  8:40 p.m. 
Normal High: 83°
Normal Low: 55°
Record High: 100° (2006)
Record Low: 37° (1971)

Your KLBK First Warning Forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a thunderstorm in the evening across the Rolling Plains. Breezy and warm with lows ranging from the middle 60s to the lower 70. Southerly wind 15-25 mph. The chance for rain is 10-percent..

Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight chance for thunderstorms across the eastern South Plains and across the Rolling Plains. Breezy and not as hot with highs back into the middle. Southerly wind 10-20 mph, with occasional gusts to 25 mph. The chance for rain is 20-percent. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for thunderstorms across the eastern South Plains and across the Rolling Plains in the evening. Lows in the middle to upper 60s. Southerly wind 10-20 mph. 

Monday: Partly sunny, breezy and cooler. Scattered thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and into the evening hours. Highs in the lower 90s. South to southwesterly wind 10-20 mph. 

Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday!

Meteorologist Chris Whited
KLBK First Warning Weather
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