Here is your updated forecast from the KLBK First Warning Weather Center as of Wednesday morning.
Short Term Forecast:
*** Heat Advisory for Borden County, Dawson County, Gaines County, Garza County, Crosby County, Terry County, Lynn County, Lubbock County and Scurry County until 8:00 PM Wednesday. ***
Hot weather will continue to impact the South Plains and the Rolling Plains on this Wednesday. Highs today will range between 100° and 105° across the area. Expect sunny to mostly sunny conditions across the area today. We’ll be clear to mostly clear this evening and tonight. Lows will drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s. It will be a little hotter on Thursday with highs approaching 105° with a few spots even warmer.
Extended Forecast:
The hot weather will continue across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains through Saturday. Highs will be in the triple digits. We’ll have a decent cool down on Sunday with highs falling back into the lower 90s. The cool down won’t last long. We’ll quickly jump back into the upper 90s on Monday and back into the triple-digits by Tuesday.
Overnight lows will be stay on the warm side with upper 60s and lower 70s expected tonight and lower 70s over the next few days. Lows will drop back into the upper upper 60s by Sunday and Monday.
We’ll mention the chance for an isolated thunderstorm Friday through Monday across the South Plains and the Rolling Plains. Rain chances are only about 10-percent at this point.
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 Wednesday, May 30:
Sunrise: 6:39 a.m.
Sunset: 8:51 p.m.
Normal High: 87°
Normal Low: 60°
Record High: 103° (1998)
Record Low: 45° (1983)
Your KLBK First Warning Forecast:
This Afternoon: Sunny to mostly sunny and hot. Highs ranging from 100° to 105° with a southwesterly wind 5-15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Southwesterly wind 10-15 mph.
Thursday: Sunny to mostly sunny and continued hot. Highs ranging around 105° with a southwesterly wind 5-15 mph. A few spots could be a little hotter.
Have a nice day!
Meteorologist Chris Whited
KLBK First Warning Weather
cwhited@klbk13.tv
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