KLBK Weather Update Tuesday Morning (11/14/23)

LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK) – Here is your updated forecast from the First Weather Warning Center KLBK:

today:
Once again, we’ll start Tuesday with some areas of patchy fog across parts of the Southern Plains and Rolling Plains. This fog will burn off by mid-morning. The weather is expected to be partly sunny across the region today. High temperatures will range from the lower to middle 60s in Caprock and the middle 60s to very low 70s in Caprock. The winds will be south and southwesterly, at a speed of 5 to 15 knots.

Sunrise this morning is 7:18 AM CST.

Tonight:
The clouds will drop briefly this evening before returning at night with more areas of patchy fog. Low temperatures will range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. The wind will be southwesterly, at a speed of 5 to 10 knots.

Sunset this evening at 5:45 PM CST.

Wednesday:
After areas of patchy fog in the morning, conditions are expected to be mostly sunny to partly cloudy across the Southern Plains and Rolling Plains on Wednesday. The weather will be a little warmer with high temperatures in the mid 60s to mid 70s. The winds will be south and southwesterly, at a speed of 5 to 15 knots.

Sunrise is 7:19 AM CST. Sunset is 5:44 PM CST.

Expanded forecast:
There is a very small chance of rain across parts of the Southern Plains and Rolling Plains on Saturday and Sunday. Scattered rain showers are expected over the entire region on Monday.

High temperatures on Tuesday will range from the lower 60s to the lower 70s. Highs on Wednesday will range from the mid 60s to mid 70s. The lower to middle 70s are the highs expected on Thursday. Highs on Friday will be in the 60s to mid 60s. The mid 60s are the highs expected on Saturday. Upper 60s to lower 70s are highs expected on Sunday. Daytime highs on Monday will range from the mid 50s to mid 60s.

Low temperatures on Wednesday morning range between the mid 30s and mid 40s. Lows Thursday morning will be in the lower to middle 40s. Low temperatures will range from the upper 30s to upper 40s on Friday morning. Mid 30s to lower 40s are expected lows on Saturday. Lows Sunday morning will be in the lower to middle 40s. Lows will range from the mid 30s to mid 40s Monday morning.

Drought update:
No changes in drought conditions were observed across parts of the Southern Plains and Rolling Plains, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) update released Thursday, November 9. The Lubbock metro area and parts of the Southern Plains and Rolling Plains remain in “drought-free” status. Otherwise, abnormally dry (D0) to severe (D2) conditions continue to be reported across the southern-northern Plains and Rolling Plains, extreme southwestern Plains and extreme southern Plains and Rolling Plains.

Climate data for Lubbock for Tuesday, November 14:
Sunrise: 7:18 AM CST
Sunset: 5:45 PM CST
Normal height: 64 degrees
Normal low: 37 degrees
Record high: 85 degrees (1933)
Low register: 4 degrees (1976)

First warning forecast for KLBK:
Today: Patchy fog areas in the morning. Then partly sunny with highs in the 60s to 70s. Winds are south to southwesterly 5-15 knots per hour.

Tonight: The weather will become partly cloudy in the evening. Clouds will then increase overnight with areas of patchy fog appearing. Lows range from the mid-30s to mid-40s. Winds are southwesterly 5-10 knots per hour.

Wednesday: Patchy fog areas in the morning. Then it will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Winds are south to southwesterly 5-15 knots per hour.

Meteorologist Chris White
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