Good morning, Your Sunday will not be quite as overcast as it was during the day Saturday,however it will be breezy. Sustained westerly winds of 10-20 mph in the morning, will increase to 20-30 mph by mid-afternoon. Occasional wind gusts topping 35 mph are possible. These strong westerly winds will likely stir up isolated patches of blowing dust, […]
Weather for Saturday 12/15/12
December 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good Morning, Friday featured a line of strong thunderstorms which swept through the Lubbock around 4 PM. The airport officially recorded .14 inches of precipitation from these storms; with isolated areas east of Lubbock receiving close to a half an inch of rain! Fortunately, the storms of yesterday are long gone and in their wake the South Plains will […]
5PM Severe Weather Update
December 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What an intense lines of thunderstorms! There are numerous reports of wind damage all across the city. Some of which include power lines snapped on MLK, roof damage on the southwest side of town, and numerous fences blown down all across the city.Fortunately, we are done with severe thunderstorms for the day. However, frequent wind […]
3PM Friday Severe Weather Update
December 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
So far today, the South Plains has been experiencing very gusty winds and blowing dust. Below is an image depicting the peak-wind gusts recorded at Texas Tech Mesonet sites so far today. As Shown,winds have already been gusting over 40 mph across the area. However, even stronger winds are expected behind the cold front which is just now moving into the western South Plains from eastern New […]
Weather for Friday 12/14/12
December 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good Afternoon, Friday morning will feature temperatures in the upper 40’s to around 50°; warming into the lower 60’s by mid-afternoon.It appears that a significant wind event, and thunderstorms may occur on Friday. As of 3 PM Thursday afternoon, the National Weather service office has issued a ‘ High Wind Watch’ for Parmer,Castro,Swisher,Bailey,Lamb,hale,Cochran,Hockley,Lubbock,Yoakum,Terry, & Lynn counties which will […]
Weather for Thursday 12/13/12
December 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good Morning, As of 1AM Thursday morning, the temperature was sitting at relatively balmy 45°. With breezy southwesterly winds and a few clouds, temperatures may only fall into the mid-30’s across Lubbock by sunrise. Your Thursday afternoon will feature high temperatures in the lower 60’s under continued mostly sunny skies. Similar to Wednesday, winds will be breezy; […]
Weather for Wednesday 12/12/12
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Happy last day of finals, Yet another cold morning is expected on Wednesday, with Lubbock bottoming out between 23° and 26° mark by sunrise. However, the ‘warming trend’ which began on Tuesday will continue into the day on Wednesday with highs likely topping out near 60° by mid-afternoon. Except for a few passing high clouds, skies […]
Weather for Tuesday 12/11/12
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Good Morning, Tuesday morning will be another frigid one across the region! However, there will be a few factors keeping the Lubbock region from getting as cold as it was last night; 11°. The first being that there are a few areas of high level clouds which currently lie just to the north of our region; […]
8:00 AM Monday Weather Update
December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As of 8:00 AM, Tech Campus is sitting at 14°, the airport is sitting at 13°, and Reese Center has fallen to 12° . This means that any moisture which was on area roadways overnight has likely frozen, making travel hazardous. Tips for icy commuting: *Leave extra room between you and the driver in front […]
Weather for Monday 12/10/12
December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s Official, Lubbock recorded it’s first snowfall of the season on Sunday Night! While the snow moved through quickly, snowfall rates were actually quite intense;probably near an inch per hour. Though, the short duration of the event only allowed for total snowfall accumulations between 1/2 an inch to 1 inch across the area. However, these heavy snowfall […]
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