Steve Divine

Significant weather changes on the way! Details in the video.

Wind and warmth early in the week with a chance of rain late in the week.

Hot and breezy when the gates open, and when the performance begins. The breeze will wind down and the temperature will become comfortable around mid-evening. #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #heat #wind #dry #GeorgeStraight #concert

Hot & very breezy to windy Sat. aft, then hot & windy Sun. aft. Very breezy to windy Mon. All 3 days are NO BURN. Watching elements which may bring a cool down and MAY bring rain late next week. #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #heat #wind #dry #wildfire #grasslandfire #NoBurn #fire

It's not just the heat, wind, & low rel. humidity. Dry fuels also contribute to the wildfire danger. 📷 1 and 📷 2: Current Drought Monitor 📷 3: Drought status one month ago #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #drought #usdrought #heat #wind #dry #wildfire #grasslandfire #NoBurn #fire

The good & not so good next few days. After brief break from wind Friday... hot, dry, breezy, then windy, returns. Critical wildfire conditions, especially Sunday. More at kcbd.com/weather #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #heat #wind #dry #wildfire #grasslandfire #NoBurn #fire

High temperatures around the KCBD/FOX34 viewing area Wednesday. Lubbock's April 22 average high is 77°, the record 100° (in 1989). #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #heat #wind #dry #NoBurn #fire

Wind and heat return Thursday. Much milder Friday. Mixed weather this weekend. 📷 1: Forecast Lubbock lows and highs 📷 2: Forecast sustained wind speeds (gusts will be greater) #lubbock #KCBD #fox34 #Texas #heat #wind #dry #wildfire #grasslandfire #NoBurn #fire

Low temps Sunday 4/19. Lubbock's site of weather record (airport) 36°, not on maps which show lows recorded by the TT Mesonet. Of note, 31° NW corner Tech campus, 33° Reese Center, 33° Spur mesonet station, 31° Denver City, Seagraves, & Lamesa, and 30° at Welch & O'Donnell. #kcbd

A Freeze Warning has been issued by the NWS until 4/19 8:00AM MDT for the areas highlighted on this map:

A Freeze Warning has been issued by the NWS until 4/19 9:00AM CDT for the areas highlighted on this map:

FREEZE WATCH until 9 AM CDT Sunday (4/19) for Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher, Castro, & Bailey counties. Frost/freeze possible early Sat & more so early Sun NW KCBD/FOX34 viewing area. #freeze #frost #springfreeze #FreezeWatch #SouthPlains #Panhandle #kcbd #fox34 #lubbock

A Freeze Watch has been issued by the NWS until 4/19 9:00AM CDT for the areas highlighted on this map:

This evening on Doppler, while strong storms were over eastern KCBD area and virga falling elsewhere, a few radar echoes moved the "wrong way" (opposite the showers). Likely flocks of birds, one originating over extreme NE Terry County, the other S side of Lubbock. #RadarAnomaly

This evening on Doppler, while strong storms were over eastern KCBD area and virga falling elsewhere, a few radar echoes moved the "wrong way" (opposite the showers). Likely flocks of birds, one originating over extreme NE Terry County, the other S side of Lubbock. #RadarAnomaly

This evening on Doppler, while strong storms were over eastern KCBD area and virga falling elsewhere, a few radar echoes moved the "wrong way" (opposite the showers). Likely flocks of birds, one originating over extreme NE Terry County, the other S side of Lubbock. #RadarAnomaly

Average dates of the last freeze in Spring. It's about this time of year.

24 hour rain totals (inches) via the TT Mesonet, as of 11:30 AM CDT Sunday. Not shown on maps, the Lubbock Airport with 0.09". Lubbock's year-to-date total 1.89", 0.93 below the average YTD. Last year at this time 1.01".

My final post of the night... This shows how varied rainfall can be over short distances. This is especially true with thunderstorms. Numbers are rain totals (inches) in and near Lubbock as of 9:45 PM CDT (via the TT Mesonet).